--- title: "10 Out Quotes By Adam McKay" description: "10 Out quotes by Adam McKay. Plus more from Adam McKay and more Out sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/197/adam-mckay-2140_blamed_pete-wilson-deregulated-energy-as-a-pay_2490631.jpg" --- > [Pete Wilson deregulated energy as a pay out to Enron, and we blamed Gray Davis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/pete-wilson-deregulated-energy-as-a-pay-out-to-enron-and-we-blamed/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/197/adam-mckay-2140_blamed_pete-wilson-deregulated-energy-as-a-pay_2490631.jpg) > [Having two kids, I don't get out to see stand up much anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/having-two-kids-i-don-t-get-out-to-see-stand-up-much-anymore/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d0/adam-mckay-2140_anymore_having-two-kids-i-don-t-get-out-to-see-s_2534668.jpg) > [Wal-Mart is the biggest distributor of DVDs out there, but personally, I think their manufacturing policies have destroyed our economy, and they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/wal-mart-is-the-biggest-distributor-of-dvds-out-there-but-personally/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/370/adam-mckay-2140_biggest_wal-mart-is-the-biggest-distributor-of-d_761055.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) > [Sometimes I know a joke I'm going to yell out ahead of time, but most of the time it's stream of conscious.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/sometimes-i-know-a-joke-i-m-going-to-yell-out-ahead-of-time-but-most/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b59/adam-mckay-2140_ahead_sometimes-i-know-a-joke-i-m-going-to-yel_2445297.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) > [If someone busted into your house and robbed you, would you then forgive them if you found out they were a veteran?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/if-someone-busted-into-your-house-and-robbed-you-would-you-then/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/997/adam-mckay-2140_agenda_if-someone-busted-into-your-house-and-ro_3134711.jpg) > [I can't exactly say why there's not much protest music to speak off. And I know there are acts out there still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-can-t-exactly-say-why-there-s-not-much-protest-music-to-speak-off/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c27/adam-mckay-2140_acts_i-can-t-exactly-say-why-there-s-not-much_1663846.jpg) > [That's always the trick with the sequels, is how much do you repeat from the first one. Because we all get bummed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/that-s-always-the-trick-with-the-sequels-is-how-much-do-you-repeat/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6af/adam-mckay-2140_always_that-s-always-the-trick-with-the-sequels_2470403.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) ## Other authors on Out ## 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/out/adam-mckay/#itemlist", "name": "10 Out Quotes By Adam McKay", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Pete Wilson deregulated energy as a pay out to Enron, and we blamed Gray Davis.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Adam McKay" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/pete-wilson-deregulated-energy-as-a-pay-out-to-enron-and-we-blamed/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/197/adam-mckay-2140_blamed_pete-wilson-deregulated-energy-as-a-pay_2490631.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/197/adam-mckay-2140_blamed_pete-wilson-deregulated-energy-as-a-pay_2490631.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/197/adam-mckay-2140_blamed_pete-wilson-deregulated-energy-as-a-pay_2490631.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Pete Wilson deregulated energy as a pay out to Enron, and we blamed Gray Davis.” — Adam McKay", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Having two kids, I don't get out to see stand up much anymore.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Adam McKay" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/having-two-kids-i-don-t-get-out-to-see-stand-up-much-anymore/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d0/adam-mckay-2140_anymore_having-two-kids-i-don-t-get-out-to-see-s_2534668.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d0/adam-mckay-2140_anymore_having-two-kids-i-don-t-get-out-to-see-s_2534668.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d0/adam-mckay-2140_anymore_having-two-kids-i-don-t-get-out-to-see-s_2534668.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Having two kids, I don't get out to see stand up much anymore.” — Adam McKay", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Wal-Mart is the biggest distributor of DVDs out there, but personally, I think their manufacturing policies have destroyed our economy, and they don't pay their employees enough. 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