--- title: "10 Lot Quotes By Adam McKay" description: "10 Lot quotes by Adam McKay. Plus more from Adam McKay and more Lot sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ece/adam-mckay-2140_actor_i-think-when-a-lot-of-actors-hear-improv_2879397.jpg" --- > [I think when a lot of actors hear improv, they think of throwing a line in or doing a slightly different take.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-think-when-a-lot-of-actors-hear-improv-they-think-of-throwing-a/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ece/adam-mckay-2140_actor_i-think-when-a-lot-of-actors-hear-improv_2879397.jpg) > [Having a guy on a microphone yelling lines at you is counter to a lot of acting techniques.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/having-a-guy-on-a-microphone-yelling-lines-at-you-is-counter-to-a-lot/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e76/adam-mckay-2140_acting_having-a-guy-on-a-microphone-yelling-lin_3172686.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/455/adam-mckay-2140_idea_a-lot-of-shorts-spend-too-much-time-sett_197266.jpg) > [Matt Braunger really makes me laugh; I like that guy a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/matt-braunger-really-makes-me-laugh-i-like-that-guy-a-lot/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cb/adam-mckay-2140_guy_matt-braunger-really-makes-me-laugh-i-li_2569337.jpg) > [Other than Green Day, we haven't had a lot of protest music over the past few decades.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/other-than-green-day-we-haven-t-had-a-lot-of-protest-music-over-the/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20a/adam-mckay-2140_day_other-than-green-day-we-haven-t-had-a-lo_881124.jpg) > [Nowadays, the truth is, I think a lot of the newer generation of action stars usually are pretty self-deprecating and cool. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/nowadays-the-truth-is-i-think-a-lot-of-the-newer-generation-of-action/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16d/adam-mckay-2140_action_nowadays-the-truth-is-i-think-a-lot-of-t_557917.jpg) > [Sony is the coolest studio. They are really amazing. I think part of it comes from they're not an American corporation. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/sony-is-the-coolest-studio-they-are-really-amazing-i-think-part-of-it/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0b/adam-mckay-2140_amazing_sony-is-the-coolest-studio-they-are-real_1295349.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 was completely with the reality TV boom for a while. I really liked a lot of the reality TV, and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-was-completely-with-the-reality-tv-boom-for-a-while-i-really-liked/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f0/adam-mckay-2140_ballroom_i-was-completely-with-the-reality-tv-boo_492227.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) ## Other authors on Lot ## 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/lot/adam-mckay/#itemlist", "name": "10 Lot Quotes By Adam McKay", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think when a lot of actors hear improv, they think of throwing a line in or doing a slightly different take.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Adam McKay" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-think-when-a-lot-of-actors-hear-improv-they-think-of-throwing-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ece/adam-mckay-2140_actor_i-think-when-a-lot-of-actors-hear-improv_2879397.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ece/adam-mckay-2140_actor_i-think-when-a-lot-of-actors-hear-improv_2879397.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ece/adam-mckay-2140_actor_i-think-when-a-lot-of-actors-hear-improv_2879397.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think when a lot of actors hear improv, they think of throwing a line in or doing a slightly different take.” — Adam McKay", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Having a guy on a microphone yelling lines at you is counter to a lot of acting techniques.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Adam McKay" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/having-a-guy-on-a-microphone-yelling-lines-at-you-is-counter-to-a-lot/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e76/adam-mckay-2140_acting_having-a-guy-on-a-microphone-yelling-lin_3172686.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e76/adam-mckay-2140_acting_having-a-guy-on-a-microphone-yelling-lin_3172686.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e76/adam-mckay-2140_acting_having-a-guy-on-a-microphone-yelling-lin_3172686.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Having a guy on a microphone yelling lines at you is counter to a lot of acting techniques.” — Adam McKay", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A lot of shorts spend too much time setting up the idea; 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