--- title: "8 Big Short Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 8 Big Short quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Big Short sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a03/jeremy-strong-37124_big_what-adam-mckay-did-with-illuminating-th_284377.jpg" --- > [What Adam McKay did with illuminating the financial crisis in 'The Big Short,' he's now doing with the media in 'Succession.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-strong/what-adam-mckay-did-with-illuminating-the-financial-crisis-in-the-big/) [Jeremy Strong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-strong/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a03/jeremy-strong-37124_big_what-adam-mckay-did-with-illuminating-th_284377.jpg) > [I very little, you cheat big! – Short Round](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-kahn/i-very-little-you-cheat-big-short-round/) [James Kahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-kahn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bc/james-kahn-52259_bigs_i-very-little-you-cheat-big-short-round_559775.png) > [If Pitt is on the short list, there's no reason that West Virginia shouldn't be on the Big 12 short list.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-luck/if-pitt-is-on-the-short-list-there-s-no-reason-that-west-virginia/) [Oliver Luck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-luck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29f/oliver-luck-8691_big_if-pitt-is-on-the-short-list-there-s-no_1373849.jpg) > [I thought The Big Short deserved a nomination because Adam MacKay is one of the best filmmakers. A lot of what he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bun-b/i-thought-the-big-short-deserved-a-nomination-because-adam-mackay-is/) [Bun B](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bun-b/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c5/bun-b-10711_adam_i-thought-the-big-short-deserved-a-nomin_1837434.jpg) > [We do seem, as a culture, to fetishize the "sweep." But I know there's room for "big" short, fierce novels, and "big"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meg-wolitzer/we-do-seem-as-a-culture-to-fetishize-the-sweep-but-i-know-there-s/) [Meg Wolitzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meg-wolitzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b1/meg-wolitzer-2224_bigs_we-do-seem-as-a-culture-to-fetishize-the_2400731.jpg) > [This is a very pivotal time in America and I think families are still reeling from events depicted in that movie \[The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bun-b/this-is-a-very-pivotal-time-in-america-and-i-think-families-are-still/) [Bun B](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bun-b/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/082/bun-b-10711_america_this-is-a-very-pivotal-time-in-america-a_2404339.jpg) > [People always come up to me and ask what the next 'big short' will be. The truth is I simply do not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-eisman/people-always-come-up-to-me-and-ask-what-the-next-big-short-will-be/) [Steve Eisman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-eisman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41f/steve-eisman-16245_big_people-always-come-up-to-me-and-ask-what_2429870.jpg) > ['The Big Short' is, among other things, a blistering, detailed indictment of the way Wall Street does business, and its particular villains…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lanchester/the-big-short-is-among-other-things-a-blistering-detailed-indictment/) [John Lanchester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lanchester/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f4/john-lanchester-2601_business_the-big-short-is-among-other-things-a-bl_2648585.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/big-short/#itemlist", "name": "Big Short Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "What Adam McKay did with illuminating the financial crisis in 'The Big Short,' he's now doing with the media in 'Succession.'", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jeremy Strong" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-strong/what-adam-mckay-did-with-illuminating-the-financial-crisis-in-the-big/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a03/jeremy-strong-37124_big_what-adam-mckay-did-with-illuminating-th_284377.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a03/jeremy-strong-37124_big_what-adam-mckay-did-with-illuminating-th_284377.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a03/jeremy-strong-37124_big_what-adam-mckay-did-with-illuminating-th_284377.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What Adam McKay did with illuminating the financial crisis in 'The Big Short,' he's now doing with the media…” — Jeremy Strong", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I very little, you cheat big! – Short Round", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James Kahn" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-kahn/i-very-little-you-cheat-big-short-round/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bc/james-kahn-52259_bigs_i-very-little-you-cheat-big-short-round_559775.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bc/james-kahn-52259_bigs_i-very-little-you-cheat-big-short-round_559775.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bc/james-kahn-52259_bigs_i-very-little-you-cheat-big-short-round_559775.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I very little, you cheat big! – Short Round” — James Kahn", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If Pitt is on the short list, there's no reason that West Virginia shouldn't be on the Big 12 short list.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Oliver Luck" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-luck/if-pitt-is-on-the-short-list-there-s-no-reason-that-west-virginia/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29f/oliver-luck-8691_big_if-pitt-is-on-the-short-list-there-s-no_1373849.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29f/oliver-luck-8691_big_if-pitt-is-on-the-short-list-there-s-no_1373849.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29f/oliver-luck-8691_big_if-pitt-is-on-the-short-list-there-s-no_1373849.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If Pitt is on the short list, there's no reason that West Virginia shouldn't be on the Big 12 short list.” — Oliver Luck", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I thought The Big Short deserved a nomination because Adam MacKay is one of the best filmmakers. 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