--- title: "22 Movie Quotes By Adam McKay" description: "22 Movie quotes by Adam McKay. Plus more from Adam McKay and more Movie sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07f/adam-mckay-2140_giving_i-always-give-myself-a-little-part-in-ev_3171219.jpg" --- > [I always give myself a little part in every movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-always-give-myself-a-little-part-in-every-movie/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07f/adam-mckay-2140_giving_i-always-give-myself-a-little-part-in-ev_3171219.jpg) > [A dry stretch of commentary in the middle of an 'Anchorman' movie would have been a terrible thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/a-dry-stretch-of-commentary-in-the-middle-of-an-anchorman-movie-would/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2b/adam-mckay-2140_anchorman_a-dry-stretch-of-commentary-in-the-middl_685876.jpg) > [The one thing for sure is, I don't ever want to waste a movie. I don't ever want to waste effort.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/the-one-thing-for-sure-is-i-don-t-ever-want-to-waste-a-movie-i-don-t/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24f/adam-mckay-2140_effort_the-one-thing-for-sure-is-i-don-t-ever-w_1442922.jpg) > [When the movie starts playing on TV and DVD, that's when you really see what the movie is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/when-the-movie-starts-playing-on-tv-and-dvd-that-s-when-you-really/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90c/adam-mckay-2140_dvd_when-the-movie-starts-playing-on-tv-and_329139.jpg) > [I was shocked when 'The Hobbit' ended where it ended. I wasn't paying attention to what they were doing; I didn't know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-was-shocked-when-the-hobbit-ended-where-it-ended-i-wasn-t-paying/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/569/adam-mckay-2140_another_i-was-shocked-when-the-hobbit-ended-wher_559134.jpg) > ['Step Brothers 2' would have been fun, there's no doubt about it. Maybe someday. Does that idea age? I don't know. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/step-brothers-2-would-have-been-fun-there-s-no-doubt-about-it-maybe/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/391/adam-mckay-2140_about_step-brothers-2-would-have-been-fun-ther_2837759.jpg) > [You think of movies like 'Midnight Run' and '48 Hours', those are great movies, especially 'Midnight Run.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/you-think-of-movies-like-midnight-run-and-48-hours-those-are-great/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21b/adam-mckay-2140_cinema_you-think-of-movies-like-midnight-run-an_1628414.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) > [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) > [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) > [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 would never do 'Stardust Memories' because I don't particularly like that kind of movie - that would be why I wouldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-would-never-do-stardust-memories-because-i-don-t-particularly-like/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59b/adam-mckay-2140_because_i-would-never-do-stardust-memories-becau_2085824.jpg) > [Friends give me a hard time about the pants I'm wearing, which are made in China. Well, how do you find the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/friends-give-me-a-hard-time-about-the-pants-i-m-wearing-which-are/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/343/adam-mckay-2140_about_friends-give-me-a-hard-time-about-the-pa_1290045.jpg) > [Hollywood has to appeal to the broadest audience, and when it comes to most social and economic issues, America is progressive. Because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/hollywood-has-to-appeal-to-the-broadest-audience-and-when-it-comes-to/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7dd/adam-mckay-2140_america_hollywood-has-to-appeal-to-the-broadest_822521.jpg) > [You have a guy like Bernie Madoff literally steal $80 billion, you know, AIG steal hundreds of billions, Goldman Sachs. Crime has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/you-have-a-guy-like-bernie-madoff-literally-steal-80-billion-you-know/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a98/adam-mckay-2140_almost_you-have-a-guy-like-bernie-madoff-litera_2669336.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) > [You know how in every heist movie they get past the security cameras that show the hallway leading to the diamonds by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/you-know-how-in-every-heist-movie-they-get-past-the-security-cameras/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f8/adam-mckay-2140_cameras_you-know-how-in-every-heist-movie-they-g_2234287.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) > [When you screen it the first couple times, you're just trying to get the movie to work, trying to get the story…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/when-you-screen-it-the-first-couple-times-you-re-just-trying-to-get/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92f/adam-mckay-2140_couple_when-you-screen-it-the-first-couple-time_661813.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) > [I'm just a giant film fan, so I love action movies out of all kinds of movies. As a film geek, it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-m-just-a-giant-film-fan-so-i-love-action-movies-out-of-all-kinds-of/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f4/adam-mckay-2140_able_i-m-just-a-giant-film-fan-so-i-love-acti_1296141.jpg) > [If you make action movies, the critics will savage you, and then your movies are outdated the following week with the new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/if-you-make-action-movies-the-critics-will-savage-you-and-then-your/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/797/adam-mckay-2140_action_if-you-make-action-movies-the-critics-wi_1777185.jpg) ## Other authors on Movie - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-amit-kalantri-279.jpg) Amit Kalantri 90 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movie/amit-kalantri/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-roger-ebert-80683.jpg) Roger Ebert 68 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movie/roger-ebert/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-steven-spielberg-87547.jpg) Steven Spielberg 67 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movie/steven-spielberg/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-quentin-tarantino-76495.jpg) Quentin Tarantino 65 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movie/quentin-tarantino/) - [Ti West 56 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movie/ti-west/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jason-blum-47475.jpg) Jason Blum 51 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movie/jason-blum/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-guillermo-del-toro-39624.jpg) Guillermo del Toro 42 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movie/guillermo-del-toro/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-john-waters-52475.jpg) John Waters 39 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movie/john-waters/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-lucas-37823.jpg) George Lucas 39 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movie/george-lucas/) - [Gaspar Noe 39 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movie/gaspar-noe/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-christopher-walken-24017.jpg) Christopher Walken 37 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movie/christopher-walken/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-peter-jackson-74887.jpg) Peter Jackson 36 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/movie/peter-jackson/) ## 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/movie/adam-mckay/#itemlist", "name": "22 Movie Quotes By Adam McKay", "numberOfItems": 22, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I always give myself a little part in every movie.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Adam McKay" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-always-give-myself-a-little-part-in-every-movie/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07f/adam-mckay-2140_giving_i-always-give-myself-a-little-part-in-ev_3171219.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07f/adam-mckay-2140_giving_i-always-give-myself-a-little-part-in-ev_3171219.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07f/adam-mckay-2140_giving_i-always-give-myself-a-little-part-in-ev_3171219.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I always give myself a little part in every movie.” — Adam McKay", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A dry stretch of commentary in the middle of an 'Anchorman' movie would have been a terrible thing.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Adam McKay" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/a-dry-stretch-of-commentary-in-the-middle-of-an-anchorman-movie-would/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2b/adam-mckay-2140_anchorman_a-dry-stretch-of-commentary-in-the-middl_685876.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2b/adam-mckay-2140_anchorman_a-dry-stretch-of-commentary-in-the-middl_685876.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2b/adam-mckay-2140_anchorman_a-dry-stretch-of-commentary-in-the-middl_685876.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A dry stretch of commentary in the middle of an 'Anchorman' movie would have been a terrible thing.” — Adam McKay", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The one thing for sure is, I don't ever want to waste a movie. 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