--- title: "11 More Quotes By Adam McKay" description: "11 More quotes by Adam McKay. Plus more from Adam McKay and more More sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/042/adam-mckay-2140_animal_nothing-heightens-chaos-more-than-a-bers_3232742.jpg" --- > [Nothing heightens chaos more than a berserk wild animal right in the middle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/nothing-heightens-chaos-more-than-a-berserk-wild-animal-right-in-the/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/042/adam-mckay-2140_animal_nothing-heightens-chaos-more-than-a-bers_3232742.jpg) > [There's nothing more American than movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/there-s-nothing-more-american-than-movies/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3db/adam-mckay-2140_american_there-s-nothing-more-american-than-movie_1898110.jpg) > [There's nothing more fun than making fun of what's sacred.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/there-s-nothing-more-fun-than-making-fun-of-what-s-sacred/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f5/adam-mckay-2140_fun_there-s-nothing-more-fun-than-making-fun_1228766.jpg) > [There's nothing more fun than mean-spirited characters.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/there-s-nothing-more-fun-than-mean-spirited-characters/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b46/adam-mckay-2140_characters_there-s-nothing-more-fun-than-mean-spiri_1933028.jpg) > [There's nothing more fun to me than new characters and a new world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/there-s-nothing-more-fun-to-me-than-new-characters-and-a-new-world/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aed/adam-mckay-2140_character_there-s-nothing-more-fun-to-me-than-new_1623193.jpg) > [I always thought George Bush was more oblivious than mean, but oblivious can quickly go to mean.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-always-thought-george-bush-was-more-oblivious-than-mean-but/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a6/adam-mckay-2140_always_i-always-thought-george-bush-was-more-ob_780466.jpg) > [Nothing is more enjoyable for me than when I'm watching a movie or a TV show and there's that sense that anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/nothing-is-more-enjoyable-for-me-than-when-i-m-watching-a-movie-or-a/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc5/adam-mckay-2140_anything_nothing-is-more-enjoyable-for-me-than-wh_1091008.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) > [With the derivatives market larger than ever, we need way more regulation of Wall Street, not less.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/with-the-derivatives-market-larger-than-ever-we-need-way-more/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/211/adam-mckay-2140_derivatives_with-the-derivatives-market-larger-than_1524253.jpg) > [When I was at 'SNL,' I would constantly get in arguments, 'Why aren't we more political? We're not going after Bush.' Then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/when-i-was-at-snl-i-would-constantly-get-in-arguments-why-aren-t-we/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76e/adam-mckay-2140_about_when-i-was-at-snl-i-would-constantly-get_760386.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) ## Other authors on More ## 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/more/adam-mckay/#itemlist", "name": "11 More Quotes By Adam McKay", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Nothing heightens chaos more than a berserk wild animal right in the middle.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Adam McKay" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/nothing-heightens-chaos-more-than-a-berserk-wild-animal-right-in-the/", "image": 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But if you really look at it, he tries to do something different with each one, whether it's an action cop movie like 'The Other Guys' or doing 'Talladega Nights' going into red state America or 'Casa de Mi Padre' or 'Stranger Than Fiction,' which is more of a drama.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Adam McKay" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/it-s-will-ferrell-he-does-will-ferrell-movies-but-if-you-really-look/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/685/adam-mckay-2140_action_it-s-will-ferrell-he-does-will-ferrell-m_1761911.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/685/adam-mckay-2140_action_it-s-will-ferrell-he-does-will-ferrell-m_1761911.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/685/adam-mckay-2140_action_it-s-will-ferrell-he-does-will-ferrell-m_1761911.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's Will Ferrell, he does Will Ferrell movies. 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