--- title: "20 Humor Quotes By Adam McKay" description: "20 Humor quotes by Adam McKay. Plus more from Adam McKay and more Humor sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f30/adam-mckay-2140_funny_old-man-with-an-old-phone-that-s-never-n_686944.jpg" --- > [Old man with an old phone. That's never not funny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/old-man-with-an-old-phone-that-s-never-not-funny/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f30/adam-mckay-2140_funny_old-man-with-an-old-phone-that-s-never-n_686944.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1f/adam-mckay-2140_comedy_i-was-a-huge-fan-of-comedy-in-high-schoo_25325.jpg) > [When you do comedy, you get impervious to good and bad reviews.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/when-you-do-comedy-you-get-impervious-to-good-and-bad-reviews/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51c/adam-mckay-2140_bad_when-you-do-comedy-you-get-impervious-to_2711152.jpg) > [ I think what's dangerous \[about comedy\] is that you're coming into the room announcing your intentions. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-think-what-s-dangerous-about-comedy-is-that-you-re-coming-into-the/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6be/adam-mckay-2140_announcing_i-think-what-s-dangerous-about-comedy-is_2674337.jpg) > [I could see how people get addicted to animation, and I understand why it's so great for comedy. You can do whatever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-could-see-how-people-get-addicted-to-animation-and-i-understand-why/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11d/adam-mckay-2140_animation_i-could-see-how-people-get-addicted-to-a_860413.jpg) > [Most of what's tricky about comedy is the perception of it and the audience's expectation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/most-of-what-s-tricky-about-comedy-is-the-perception-of-it-and-the/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/477/adam-mckay-2140_audience_most-of-what-s-tricky-about-comedy-is-th_2794601.jpg) > [For my money, I don't think there's been a better comedy than 'Kung Fu Hustle' in a lot of years. That movie…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/for-my-money-i-don-t-think-there-s-been-a-better-comedy-than-kung-fu/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/334/adam-mckay-2140_comedy_for-my-money-i-don-t-think-there-s-been_2579628.jpg) > [As for movies, what's great about comedy is that if your movie gets laughs and makes money, you have freedom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/as-for-movies-what-s-great-about-comedy-is-that-if-your-movie-gets/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/928/adam-mckay-2140_comedy_as-for-movies-what-s-great-about-comedy_2017298.jpg) > [Animals talking are very rarely funny. But animals behaving as animals - always funny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/animals-talking-are-very-rarely-funny-but-animals-behaving-as-animals/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/579/adam-mckay-2140_animal_animals-talking-are-very-rarely-funny-bu_409589.jpg) > [First off, no one award-wise ever rewards comedy, which is... whatever. I don't care about that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/first-off-no-one-award-wise-ever-rewards-comedy-which-is-whatever-i/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/467/adam-mckay-2140_about_first-off-no-one-award-wise-ever-rewards_2608379.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/it-s-one-thing-to-break-stuff-and-damage-people-s-possessions-but/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce2/adam-mckay-2140_aiming_it-s-one-thing-to-break-stuff-and-damage_2346182.jpg) > [We, Will Ferrell and I, were approached by Sequoia, which is a big financing firm up in Palo Alto; they do a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/we-will-ferrell-and-i-were-approached-by-sequoia-which-is-a-big/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccf/adam-mckay-2140_big_we-will-ferrell-and-i-were-approached-by_3038253.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) > [First and foremost when you're doing comedy, you gotta be relevant and applicable to the times that you're living in. When you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/first-and-foremost-when-you-re-doing-comedy-you-gotta-be-relevant-and/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5de/adam-mckay-2140_about_first-and-foremost-when-you-re-doing-com_1086272.jpg) > [I'll tell you one thing... no doubt about it, my favorite kind of comedy is talking head comedy. I mean, if it…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e96/adam-mckay-2140_about_i-ll-tell-you-one-thing-no-doubt-about-i_45872.jpg) > [As far as what makes a viral video, then it's gotta be something that you've either never seen before, a fresh piece…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/as-far-as-what-makes-a-viral-video-then-it-s-gotta-be-something-that/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96f/adam-mckay-2140_as-far-as_as-far-as-what-makes-a-viral-video-then_2554181.jpg) > [I don't think arrested-adolescent humor will fade. Maybe the form will change, but I guarantee its replacement will still be based in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-don-t-think-arrested-adolescent-humor-will-fade-maybe-the-form-will/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce9/adam-mckay-2140_based_i-don-t-think-arrested-adolescent-humor_647084.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/the-stuff-that-s-going-on-is-just-so-over-the-top-with-the-banking/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e8/adam-mckay-2140_banking_the-stuff-that-s-going-on-is-just-so-ove_2167348.jpg) > [Anyone in the comedy world knows that Horatio Sanz and Chris Parnell are two of the funniest guys around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/anyone-in-the-comedy-world-knows-that-horatio-sanz-and-chris-parnell/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de6/adam-mckay-2140_comedy_anyone-in-the-comedy-world-knows-that-ho_425176.jpg) > [I am actually talking about possibly adapting 'The Boys,' by Garth Ennis, which would not be a comedy, but an action movie…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-am-actually-talking-about-possibly-adapting-the-boys-by-garth-ennis/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/033/adam-mckay-2140_about_i-am-actually-talking-about-possibly-ada_540916.jpg) ## Other authors on Humor - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-mitch-hedberg-68629.jpg) Mitch Hedberg 251 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/humor/mitch-hedberg/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-w-bush-38036.jpg) George W. 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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/humor/adam-mckay/#itemlist", "name": "20 Humor Quotes By Adam McKay", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Old man with an old phone. 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