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Sony is the coolest studio. They are really amazing. I think part of it comes from they're not an American corporation. They don't work by quite the same rules. And their studio heads have a lot of autonomy. Adam McKay
Work Amazing Think Corporation Rules Part Studio Sony Heads Lot American Same Quite Autonomy Really Coolest
I would never do 'Stardust Memories' because I don't particularly like that kind of movie - that would be why I wouldn't do that. Adam McKay
Memories Kind Would Would-Be Never Like Particularly Because Movie Stardust Why
When you do comedy, you get impervious to good and bad reviews. Adam McKay
Good You Comedy Bad Impervious Reviews Get Good And Bad
'Blazing Saddles' is one of the funniest movies ever made. Adam McKay
Made Blazing Movies Ever Funniest
I want to see Brian Williams with no irony wearing a mustache. Adam McKay
Williams Mustache See Wearing Irony Want Brian
Having a guy on a microphone yelling lines at you is counter to a lot of acting techniques. Adam McKay
You Guy Having Counter Lines Lot Yelling Microphone Acting Techniques
I think when a lot of actors hear improv, they think of throwing a line in or doing a slightly different take. Adam McKay
Think Slightly Take Throwing Doing Line Hear Lot Improv Different Actor
I think everyone knows the news has become ridiculous. It's entertainment driven. Adam McKay
News Entertainment Become Think Everyone Driven Knows Ridiculous
I'm a huge hip hop fan going way back, like, back to '83. I had my Gemini mixer listening to Run-DMC and Kurtis Blow. Adam McKay
Listening Gemini Back Way Hop Had Like Hip Hip-Hop Mixer Huge Blow Going Fan
The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way, you can break the ice. It's crazy, but even at funerals, people will get huge laughs. Adam McKay
Funny Time Crazy You People Will Situation Way Easiest Laughs Fairly Huge Get Break Ice Even Serious Funerals
There's nothing more fun than mean-spirited characters. Adam McKay
Nothing Characters More Than Fun
You think of movies like 'Midnight Run' and '48 Hours', those are great movies, especially 'Midnight Run.' Adam McKay
Great You Think Those Run Like Hours Midnight Movies
In the past, in the '60s and '70s, genres were much more segmented. You had action guys who were deadly serious about it, and I think you had comics that were comics. Adam McKay
You Past Action Think About Guys More Had Genres Deadly Comics Were In The Past Much Who Serious
Nowadays, the truth is, I think a lot of the newer generation of action stars usually are pretty self-deprecating and cool. I mean, Dwayne Johnson is a great example. Adam McKay
Truth Great Generation Truth Is Example Action Nowadays Stars Think Great Example Pretty Johnson Self-Deprecating Lot Mean Cool
Things I used to get in trouble for writing at 'SNL,' suddenly other people like it. Adam McKay
People Writing Trouble Other Like SNL Get Used Suddenly Things
As far as what makes a viral video, then it's gotta be something that you've either never seen before, a fresh piece of comedy, or something that relates to something topical. Adam McKay
You Comedy Seen Before Viral Relates Topical Something Never Piece Makes Fresh Gotta As Far As Either Video Far Then
My theme song is 'One Tin Soldier' by Coven. Adam McKay
Song Soldier Tin Theme Theme Song
For my money, I don't think there's been a better comedy than 'Kung Fu Hustle' in a lot of years. That movie just knocked me over. Adam McKay
Me Money Better Comedy Think Hustle Over Knocked Kung Been Kung Fu Years Lot Than Just Movie
It's Will Ferrell, he does Will Ferrell movies. But if you really look at it, he tries to do something different with each one, whether it's an action cop movie like 'The Other Guys' or doing 'Talladega Nights' going into red state America or 'Casa de Mi Padre' or 'Stranger Than Fiction,' which is more of a drama. Adam McKay
You Will Action Nights Other Drama State Will Ferrell Tries Something Guys More He Red Like Look Does Doing Than America Going Different Fiction Movie Whether Which Movies Really Stranger Each Each One Cop
I have no political ax to grind; I just find it absurd that huge billion-dollar corporations can take over elections. I just find it insane that, for instance, we give tax breaks to people like myself making millions of dollars, while there're no tax breaks for working people. That, to me, is not a political issue, that's a life issue. Adam McKay
Life Myself Me People Political Corporations Insane Find Give Take Instance Absurd Over Like Making Issue Dollars Huge Just Tax Tax Breaks While Breaks Grind Elections Working Working People Ax Millions Millions Of Dollars
We lost our minds in the '80s and '90s; we really as a society just felt that everyone could only care about themselves. There was no responsibility to discuss what's going on in your town, your state, your nation. And it was a blast, it was really fun, but it doesn't work. Adam McKay
Work Care Responsibility Nation Lost Society State Everyone Our Minds Our Town About Only Could Blast Town Felt Discuss Going Just Themselves Really Your Fun
Dave Herman as Michael Bolton is one of my favorite performances ever. Adam McKay
Favorite Dave Performance Michael Ever
Every time a pundit or elected official is on any TV news program, it should be a polite formality to mention that GE has made such and such billions off the war in Iraq by selling arms or that Murdoch is a right-wing activist with a clear stake in who wins and who taxes his profits the least. Adam McKay
War Time News Made Every Every Time Right-Wing TV TV News GE Mention Wins Clear Arms Polite Least His Iraq Off Selling Official Any Formality Stake Taxes Elected Should Who Billions Activist Profits Program
Obama is the new kid with the weird name who people just sense is a little classier than his surroundings. He moved from a private school where he was class president and is now at the giant public high school with the metal detectors and the smoking lounge. Adam McKay
Class People School Smoking Sense President Kid Giant High Obama Detector High School He Weird New Name Metal Private His Private School Surroundings Than Lounge Just Moved Where Public Little Who Now
McCain is the kid who was really cool in middle school but never got high school game and people are sick of him acting like he's still popular. Adam McKay
Game People School Sick Kid High High School Never He Like Him Got Still Middle McCain Middle School Really Acting Who Cool Popular
Bush already gave obscene tax breaks to people like me and Warren Buffet, and we are saying it's not fair. Adam McKay
Saying Me People Gave Obscene Fair Like Buffet Tax Tax Breaks Not Fair Breaks Bush Warren
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