--- title: "10 Just Quotes By Adam McKay" description: "10 Just quotes by Adam McKay. Plus more from Adam McKay and more Just sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f2/adam-mckay-2140_audience_you-need-the-audience-to-go-on-the-ride_2189846.jpg" --- > [You need the audience to go on the ride with you. You can't just isolate them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/you-need-the-audience-to-go-on-the-ride-with-you-you-can-t-just/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f2/adam-mckay-2140_audience_you-need-the-audience-to-go-on-the-ride_2189846.jpg) > [We lost our minds in the '80s and '90s; we really as a society just felt that everyone could only care about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/we-lost-our-minds-in-the-80s-and-90s-we-really-as-a-society-just-felt/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/907/adam-mckay-2140_about_we-lost-our-minds-in-the-80s-and-90s-we_2594862.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) > [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) > [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/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/985/adam-mckay-2140_american_i-don-t-want-to-speak-for-my-movies-you_185058.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) > [I always say the classier cousin of 'Anchorman' is 'Mad Men,' because when you really look at it, why do people really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-always-say-the-classier-cousin-of-anchorman-is-mad-men-because-when/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7a/adam-mckay-2140_always_i-always-say-the-classier-cousin-of-anch_909089.jpg) > [Obama is the new kid with the weird name who people just sense is a little classier than his surroundings. He moved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/obama-is-the-new-kid-with-the-weird-name-who-people-just-sense-is-a/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c2/adam-mckay-2140_class_obama-is-the-new-kid-with-the-weird-name_2527189.jpg) > [I have no political ax to grind; I just find it absurd that huge billion-dollar corporations can take over elections. I just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-have-no-political-ax-to-grind-i-just-find-it-absurd-that-huge/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f98/adam-mckay-2140_absurd_i-have-no-political-ax-to-grind-i-just-f_874288.jpg) ## Other authors on Just ## 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/just/adam-mckay/#itemlist", "name": "10 Just Quotes By Adam McKay", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You need the audience to go on the ride with you. 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He's just a terrible guy. 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I just find it insane that, for instance, we give tax breaks to people like myself making millions of dollars, while there're no tax breaks for working people. 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