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Adam McKay Quotes

You’re not a slave to those test audiences Picture Quote #1

All we have is our vote. But it’s powerful Picture Quote #1

There’s nothing more fun than making fun of what’s sacred Picture Quote #1

I actually opened for Chris Rock at the Funny Bone one time Picture Quote #1

Old man with an old phone. That’s never not funny Picture Quote #1

I do have to give it up for Sarah Palin on one account. She is brave Picture Quote #1

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When you do comedy, you get impervious to good and bad reviews Picture Quote #1

You have a guy like Bernie Madoff literally steal $80 billion, you know, AIG steal hundreds of billions, Goldman Sachs. Crime has changed so much, and to really do a movie with, like, drug dealers or drug smugglers is kind of almost quaint at this point Picture Quote #1

Every time I wrote a sketch that was in my voice, Ferrell would just do it better Picture Quote #1

Voting for Romney after the train wreck of that was the eight years of W. Bush is like losing your pay check playing a rigged game of three-card monte and then playing the same game again a week later ‘cause the cards are a different color Picture Quote #1

First and foremost when you’re doing comedy, you gotta be relevant and applicable to the times that you’re living in. When you try and just do comedy about who is dating who and lifestyle jokes, it gets tiring after a while. It’s hard to be funny in that realm Picture Quote #1

It’s one thing to break stuff and damage people’s possessions, but when you start aiming at the ideology of America, that’s dangerous comedy Picture Quote #1

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You could feel America starting to ease up a little bit on racism, against blacks in certain pockets, and then suddenly The Cosby Show bubbled up and it was the right time for it Picture Quote #1

The stuff that’s going on is just so over-the-top, with the banking crisis and destroying the Gulf of Mexico, and the outrage hasn’t quite caught up with the people yet. But when it does, I think you’re going to see really virulent anti-authoritarian kind of comedy coming out Picture Quote #1

As for movies, what’s great about comedy is that if your movie gets laughs and makes money, you have freedom Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Everything in America is so stratified by class now. We have the 93rd level of income inequality in the world. You’re already seeing highway lanes that are for pay and ones that aren’t Picture Quote #1

I always say the classier cousin of ‘Anchorman’ is ‘Mad Men,’ because when you really look at it, why do people really love Don Draper in ‘Mad Men?’ He’s just a terrible guy. But we know why he’s terrible, and I think that’s really key to why you can be sympathetic to a character Picture Quote #1

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The truth is, there’s an information blockade in America, and it must be broken. In order to find crucial facts, numbers and outside perspectives, a person must spend an hour searching and cross-searching on the computer Picture Quote #1

If you’re calling yourself a maverick and you’re not Dirk Nowitzki, then you are probably not one. In fact, this rule applies to anyone declaring themselves a ‘God-fearing Christian’ or a ‘Man of the people.’ Picture Quote #1

When I was at ‘SNL,’ I would constantly get in arguments, ‘Why aren’t we more political? We’re not going after Bush.’ Then look what happened - that Sarah Palin season, they were on fire. It was about something Picture Quote #1

That’s always the trick with the sequels, is how much do you repeat from the first one. Because we all get bummed out when you go see a sequel and it’s beat for beat Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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Other than Green Day, we haven’t had a lot of protest music over the past few decades Picture Quote #1

I’m sure when they partied when Rome was burning, that was a really great party Picture Quote #1

I could see how people get addicted to animation, and I understand why it’s so great for comedy. You can do whatever you want and it just happens Picture Quote #1

I have certain beliefs about how people should treat employees and how companies should be run, but I was really surprised though this process to learn that those beliefs are actually good business Picture Quote #1

Friends give me a hard time about the pants I’m wearing, which are made in China. Well, how do you find the right clothes? Or the right movie studio? The right people giving you checks? Good luck doing the right thing all the time Picture Quote #1

I always thought George Bush was more oblivious than mean, but oblivious can quickly go to mean Picture Quote #1

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You’re not a slave to those test audiences (Adam McKay Quotes) All we have is our vote. But it’s powerful. (Adam McKay Quotes) There’s nothing more fun than making fun of what’s sacred (Adam McKay Quotes) I actually opened for Chris Rock at the Funny Bone one time (Adam McKay Quotes) Old man with an old phone. That’s never not funny. (Adam McKay Quotes) I do have to give it up for Sarah Palin on one account. She is brave. (Adam McKay Quotes) When you do comedy, you get impervious to good and bad reviews (Adam McKay Quotes) You have a guy like Bernie Madoff literally steal $80 billion, you know, AIG steal hundreds of billions, Goldman Sachs. Crime has changed so much, and to really do a movie with, like, drug dealers or drug smugglers is kind of almost quaint at this point. (Adam McKay Quotes) Every time I wrote a sketch that was in my voice, Ferrell would just do it better (Adam McKay Quotes) Voting for Romney after the train wreck of that was the eight years of W. Bush is like losing your pay check playing a rigged game of three-card monte and then playing the same game again a week later ‘cause the cards are a different color. (Adam McKay Quotes) First and foremost when you’re doing comedy, you gotta be relevant and applicable to the times that you’re living in. When you try and just do comedy about who is dating who and lifestyle jokes, it gets tiring after a while. It’s hard to be funny in that realm. (Adam McKay Quotes) It’s one thing to break stuff and damage people’s possessions, but when you start aiming at the ideology of America, that’s dangerous comedy. (Adam McKay Quotes) You could feel America starting to ease up a little bit on racism, against blacks in certain pockets, and then suddenly The Cosby Show bubbled up and it was the right time for it. (Adam McKay Quotes) The stuff that’s going on is just so over-the-top, with the banking crisis and destroying the Gulf of Mexico, and the outrage hasn’t quite caught up with the people yet. But when it does, I think you’re going to see really virulent anti-authoritarian kind of comedy coming out. (Adam McKay Quotes) As for movies, what’s great about comedy is that if your movie gets laughs and makes money, you have freedom. (Adam McKay Quotes) 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 Quotes) Everything in America is so stratified by class now. We have the 93rd level of income inequality in the world. You’re already seeing highway lanes that are for pay and ones that aren’t. (Adam McKay Quotes) I always say the classier cousin of ‘Anchorman’ is ‘Mad Men,’ because when you really look at it, why do people really love Don Draper in ‘Mad Men?’ He’s just a terrible guy. But we know why he’s terrible, and I think that’s really key to why you can be sympathetic to a character. (Adam McKay Quotes) The truth is, there’s an information blockade in America, and it must be broken. In order to find crucial facts, numbers and outside perspectives, a person must spend an hour searching and cross-searching on the computer. (Adam McKay Quotes) If you’re calling yourself a maverick and you’re not Dirk Nowitzki, then you are probably not one. In fact, this rule applies to anyone declaring themselves a ‘God-fearing Christian’ or a ‘Man of the people.’ (Adam McKay Quotes) When I was at ‘SNL,’ I would constantly get in arguments, ‘Why aren’t we more political? We’re not going after Bush.’ Then look what happened - that Sarah Palin season, they were on fire. It was about something. (Adam McKay Quotes) That’s always the trick with the sequels, is how much do you repeat from the first one. Because we all get bummed out when you go see a sequel and it’s beat for beat. (Adam McKay Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) Other than Green Day, we haven’t had a lot of protest music over the past few decades (Adam McKay Quotes) I’m sure when they partied when Rome was burning, that was a really great party (Adam McKay Quotes) I could see how people get addicted to animation, and I understand why it’s so great for comedy. You can do whatever you want and it just happens. (Adam McKay Quotes) I have certain beliefs about how people should treat employees and how companies should be run, but I was really surprised though this process to learn that those beliefs are actually good business. (Adam McKay Quotes) Friends give me a hard time about the pants I’m wearing, which are made in China. Well, how do you find the right clothes? Or the right movie studio? The right people giving you checks? Good luck doing the right thing all the time. (Adam McKay Quotes) I always thought George Bush was more oblivious than mean, but oblivious can quickly go to mean (Adam McKay Quotes)

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