“I don't think there's ever been a moment in history where that, as an artistic message, has played very well, because people in their hearts know that's terrible and a lie.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWellsHeartMomentsLyingTerribleMessagesArtistic Author:Adam McKay
“There are so many shoot-'em-up, action, jingoistic TV shows and movies that are made every year. I think the final line is that Hollywood is populist.” ThinkingYearsMadeShowsActionLinesTvsHollywoodFinalsEmsTv ShowsPopulist Author:Adam McKay
“I think that the job of art and culture is to jump on that time and realize that it's there and to push it just a little bit faster.” ThinkingLittlesArtJobsCultureBitsRealizingLittle BitFasterArt And Culture Author:Adam McKay
“I think American culture had just become so disengaged from the process of government, and we'd been so fuzzed out by our pop culture around us, that I don't think people really saw this guy for what he was.” PeopleThinkingGovernmentGuyCultureProcessSawsPopsThis GuyAmerican CulturePop Culture Author:Adam McKay
“There's always way less improv than people think. The truth is something like 15 percent.” PeopleThinkingWayTruth IsPercent Author:Adam McKay
“I think what's dangerous [about comedy] is that you're coming into the room announcing your intentions.” ThinkingRoomsComedyDangerousIntentionAnnouncing Author:Adam McKay
“There's such an aggressively apolitical movement in the US that anything that smells of being political - even the term "political" is so ridiculous, when you think about it. The worst part of governing, the political side, is the grossest part, so that's what they call it. So anything that reeks of that immediately gets tuned out by 70 percent of the population.” ThinkingPoliticalTermWorstRidiculousApolitical Author:Adam McKay
“Can anything good come of a backward way of thinking like judging someone based on skin color? No way.” ThinkingWayColorJudgingSkinsWay Of ThinkingSkin Color Author:Adam McKay
“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.” ThinkingYearsComedyHustleKung Fu Author:Adam McKay