--- title: "16 Film Quotes By Adam McKay" description: "16 Film quotes by Adam McKay. Plus more from Adam McKay and more Film sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e26/adam-mckay-2140_desperate_sequels-are-desperate-1828451_1828451.jpg" --- > [Sequels are desperate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/sequels-are-desperate/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e26/adam-mckay-2140_desperate_sequels-are-desperate-1828451_1828451.jpg) > [There are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people's minds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/there-are-many-aspects-to-directing-that-have-a-romantic-place-in/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/298/adam-mckay-2140_aspect_there-are-many-aspects-to-directing-that_2742379.jpg) > [All you can really do as director is sort of set a tone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/all-you-can-really-do-as-director-is-sort-of-set-a-tone/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b58/adam-mckay-2140_cinema_all-you-can-really-do-as-director-is-sor_1031742.jpg) > [For a documentary it's so important to find the characters and to find people who will give you access to film](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/for-a-documentary-it-s-so-important-to-find-the-characters-and-to/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96d/adam-mckay-2140_access_for-a-documentary-it-s-so-important-to-f_366786.jpg) > ['Step Brothers 2' would have been fun, there's no doubt about it. Maybe someday. Does that idea age? I don't know. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/step-brothers-2-would-have-been-fun-there-s-no-doubt-about-it-maybe/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/391/adam-mckay-2140_about_step-brothers-2-would-have-been-fun-ther_2837759.jpg) > [Actually, 'Wayne's World 2' I kind of liked. I think 'Wayne's World 2' does have some creative things in it, some ideas…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/actually-wayne-s-world-2-i-kind-of-liked-i-think-wayne-s-world-2-does/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/151/adam-mckay-2140_actually_actually-wayne-s-world-2-i-kind-of-liked_2081373.jpg) > [You think of movies like 'Midnight Run' and '48 Hours', those are great movies, especially 'Midnight Run.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/you-think-of-movies-like-midnight-run-and-48-hours-those-are-great/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21b/adam-mckay-2140_cinema_you-think-of-movies-like-midnight-run-an_1628414.jpg) > [I would never do 'Stardust Memories' because I don't particularly like that kind of movie - that would be why I wouldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-would-never-do-stardust-memories-because-i-don-t-particularly-like/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59b/adam-mckay-2140_because_i-would-never-do-stardust-memories-becau_2085824.jpg) > [You can't really do a big character in an action film; you're already suspending your disbelief in the action, then to suspend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/you-can-t-really-do-a-big-character-in-an-action-film-you-re-already/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/693/adam-mckay-2140_action_you-can-t-really-do-a-big-character-in-a_3227970.jpg) > [I'm just a giant film fan, so I love action movies out of all kinds of movies. As a film geek, it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-m-just-a-giant-film-fan-so-i-love-action-movies-out-of-all-kinds-of/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f4/adam-mckay-2140_able_i-m-just-a-giant-film-fan-so-i-love-acti_1296141.jpg) > [The one thing for sure is, I don't ever want to waste a movie. I don't ever want to waste effort.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/the-one-thing-for-sure-is-i-don-t-ever-want-to-waste-a-movie-i-don-t/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24f/adam-mckay-2140_effort_the-one-thing-for-sure-is-i-don-t-ever-w_1442922.jpg) > [Everyone is sort of in their own little area counting lines and no one talks when film's not rolling. There's constantly actors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/everyone-is-sort-of-in-their-own-little-area-counting-lines-and-no/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/117/adam-mckay-2140_actors_everyone-is-sort-of-in-their-own-little_355933.jpg) > [I don't want to speak for my movies; you could say my movies are just completely silly and dumb, but in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-don-t-want-to-speak-for-my-movies-you-could-say-my-movies-are-just-2/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9c/adam-mckay-2140_american-culture_i-don-t-want-to-speak-for-my-movies-you_1029915.jpg) > [When the movie starts playing on TV and DVD, that's when you really see what the movie is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/when-the-movie-starts-playing-on-tv-and-dvd-that-s-when-you-really/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90c/adam-mckay-2140_dvd_when-the-movie-starts-playing-on-tv-and_329139.jpg) > [If you make action movies, the critics will savage you, and then your movies are outdated the following week with the new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/if-you-make-action-movies-the-critics-will-savage-you-and-then-your/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/797/adam-mckay-2140_action_if-you-make-action-movies-the-critics-wi_1777185.jpg) > [That's always the trick with the sequels, is how much do you repeat from the first one. Because we all get bummed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/that-s-always-the-trick-with-the-sequels-is-how-much-do-you-repeat/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6af/adam-mckay-2140_always_that-s-always-the-trick-with-the-sequels_2470403.jpg) ## Other authors on Film - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-roger-ebert-80683.jpg) Roger Ebert 98 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/roger-ebert/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-werner-herzog-94806.jpg) Werner Herzog 92 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/werner-herzog/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-woody-allen-96336.jpg) Woody Allen 79 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/woody-allen/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-lucas-37823.jpg) George Lucas 79 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/george-lucas/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-peter-jackson-74887.jpg) Peter Jackson 71 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/peter-jackson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-abbas-kiarostami-8765.jpg) Abbas Kiarostami 68 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/abbas-kiarostami/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-steven-spielberg-87547.jpg) Steven Spielberg 66 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/steven-spielberg/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-nicolas-winding-refn-71275.jpg) Nicolas Winding Refn 61 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/nicolas-winding-refn/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-clint-eastwood-24620.jpg) Clint Eastwood 61 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/clint-eastwood/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-christopher-nolan-23980.jpg) Christopher Nolan 61 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/christopher-nolan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-david-lynch-27713.jpg) David Lynch 60 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/david-lynch/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-martin-scorsese-64785.jpg) Martin Scorsese 58 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/martin-scorsese/) ## More by Adam McKay > [Since FDR's New Deal, corporations and wealthy families have been non-stop finding new ways to get tax breaks, deregulation and entitlements from the government.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/since-fdr-s-new-deal-corporations-and-wealthy-families-have-been-non/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) > [I was a huge fan of comedy in high school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-was-a-huge-fan-of-comedy-in-high-school/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) > [I think I'm better than Mamet, I would say.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-think-i-m-better-than-mamet-i-would-say/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) > [I'll tell you one thing... no doubt about it, my favorite kind of comedy is talking head comedy. I mean, if it were up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-ll-tell-you-one-thing-no-doubt-about-it-my-favorite-kind-of-comedy/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) > [The 'Police Academy' stuff was all hyper-slapsticky.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/the-police-academy-stuff-was-all-hyper-slapsticky/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) > [The only way that Hollywood ever skews toward liberal is because part of what we make out of Hollywood involves writers, actors, directors, musicians,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/the-only-way-that-hollywood-ever-skews-toward-liberal-is-because-part/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) > ['Blazing Saddles' is one of the funniest movies ever made.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/blazing-saddles-is-one-of-the-funniest-movies-ever-made/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) > [Blanket cynicism toward government has always existed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/blanket-cynicism-toward-government-has-always-existed/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) > [I have certain beliefs about how people should treat employees and how companies should be run, but I was really surprised though this process…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-have-certain-beliefs-about-how-people-should-treat-employees-and/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/if-you-re-calling-yourself-a-maverick-and-you-re-not-dirk-nowitzki/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) > [Celebrities and 'famous' people are just regular folks. I know, it's a shocking and potentially dangerous statement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/celebrities-and-famous-people-are-just-regular-folks-i-know-it-s-a/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) > [I don't want to speak for my movies; you could say my movies are just completely silly and dumb, but in the case of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-don-t-want-to-speak-for-my-movies-you-could-say-my-movies-are-just/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) > [A lot of shorts spend too much time setting up the idea; sometimes they meander.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/a-lot-of-shorts-spend-too-much-time-setting-up-the-idea-sometimes/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) > [I think everyone knows the news has become ridiculous. It's entertainment driven.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-think-everyone-knows-the-news-has-become-ridiculous-it-s/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) > [Word of mouth and the Internet are the only press we have left.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/word-of-mouth-and-the-internet-are-the-only-press-we-have-left/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/adam-mckay/#itemlist", "name": "16 Film Quotes By Adam McKay", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Sequels are desperate.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Adam McKay" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/sequels-are-desperate/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e26/adam-mckay-2140_desperate_sequels-are-desperate-1828451_1828451.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e26/adam-mckay-2140_desperate_sequels-are-desperate-1828451_1828451.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e26/adam-mckay-2140_desperate_sequels-are-desperate-1828451_1828451.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Sequels are desperate.” — Adam McKay", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people's minds.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Adam McKay" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/there-are-many-aspects-to-directing-that-have-a-romantic-place-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/298/adam-mckay-2140_aspect_there-are-many-aspects-to-directing-that_2742379.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/298/adam-mckay-2140_aspect_there-are-many-aspects-to-directing-that_2742379.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/298/adam-mckay-2140_aspect_there-are-many-aspects-to-directing-that_2742379.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people's minds.” — Adam McKay", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "All you can really do as director is sort of set a tone.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Adam McKay" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/all-you-can-really-do-as-director-is-sort-of-set-a-tone/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b58/adam-mckay-2140_cinema_all-you-can-really-do-as-director-is-sor_1031742.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b58/adam-mckay-2140_cinema_all-you-can-really-do-as-director-is-sor_1031742.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b58/adam-mckay-2140_cinema_all-you-can-really-do-as-director-is-sor_1031742.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“All you can really do as director is sort of set a tone.” — Adam McKay", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "For a documentary it's so important to find the characters and to find people who will give you access to film", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Adam McKay" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/for-a-documentary-it-s-so-important-to-find-the-characters-and-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96d/adam-mckay-2140_access_for-a-documentary-it-s-so-important-to-f_366786.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96d/adam-mckay-2140_access_for-a-documentary-it-s-so-important-to-f_366786.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96d/adam-mckay-2140_access_for-a-documentary-it-s-so-important-to-f_366786.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“For a documentary it's so important to find the characters and to find people who will give you access to film” — Adam McKay", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "'Step Brothers 2' would have been fun, there's no doubt about it. 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