--- title: "5 Guys Quotes By Adam McKay" description: "5 Guys quotes by Adam McKay. Plus more from Adam McKay and more Guys sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/adam-mckay-2140_allowed_basically-we-used-to-have-a-rule-at-satu_630750.jpg" --- > [Basically, we used to have a rule at 'Saturday Night Live' that you're not allowed to bring up 'The Simpsons' at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/basically-we-used-to-have-a-rule-at-saturday-night-live-that-you-re/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/adam-mckay-2140_allowed_basically-we-used-to-have-a-rule-at-satu_630750.jpg) > [In the past, in the '60s and '70s, genres were much more segmented. You had action guys who were deadly serious about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/in-the-past-in-the-60s-and-70s-genres-were-much-more-segmented-you/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/879/adam-mckay-2140_about_in-the-past-in-the-60s-and-70s-genres-we_1174145.jpg) > [It's Will Ferrell, he does Will Ferrell movies. But if you really look at it, he tries to do something different with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/it-s-will-ferrell-he-does-will-ferrell-movies-but-if-you-really-look/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/685/adam-mckay-2140_action_it-s-will-ferrell-he-does-will-ferrell-m_1761911.jpg) > [For some reason, people with comedy, any time they can detect a pattern, it kind of freaks them out. 'Those guys are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/for-some-reason-people-with-comedy-any-time-they-can-detect-a-pattern/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d4/adam-mckay-2140_always_for-some-reason-people-with-comedy-any-t_2276799.jpg) > [I think there's a tendency to think geeks and nerds are just sweet guys that were picked on, but that hasn't been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-think-there-s-a-tendency-to-think-geeks-and-nerds-are-just-sweet/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b7/adam-mckay-2140_been_i-think-there-s-a-tendency-to-think-geek_2512782.jpg) ## Other authors on Guys ## 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/guys/adam-mckay/#itemlist", "name": "5 Guys Quotes By Adam McKay", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Basically, we used to have a rule at 'Saturday Night Live' that you're not allowed to bring up 'The Simpsons' at the rewrite table, because 'The Simpsons' has done every joke there is. Every week there would be guys going, 'The Simpsons did that.' I go, 'C'mon.' 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