--- title: "15 Really Quotes By Adam McKay" description: "15 Really quotes by Adam McKay. Plus more from Adam McKay and more Really sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d6/adam-mckay-2140_burning_i-m-sure-when-they-partied-when-rome-was_260083.jpg" --- > [I'm sure when they partied when Rome was burning, that was a really great party.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-m-sure-when-they-partied-when-rome-was-burning-that-was-a-really/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d6/adam-mckay-2140_burning_i-m-sure-when-they-partied-when-rome-was_260083.jpg) > [We get so much information during the day that doesn't really tell us anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/we-get-so-much-information-during-the-day-that-doesn-t-really-tell-us/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65e/adam-mckay-2140_data_we-get-so-much-information-during-the-da_2516408.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) > [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) > [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) > [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) > [You can't really do a big character in an action film; you're already suspending your disbelief in the action, then to suspend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/you-can-t-really-do-a-big-character-in-an-action-film-you-re-already/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/693/adam-mckay-2140_action_you-can-t-really-do-a-big-character-in-a_3227970.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) > [McCain is the kid who was really cool in middle school but never got high school game and people are sick of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/mccain-is-the-kid-who-was-really-cool-in-middle-school-but-never-got/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f7/adam-mckay-2140_acting_mccain-is-the-kid-who-was-really-cool-in_2884794.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) > [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) > [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) > [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) ## Other authors on Really ## 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/really/adam-mckay/#itemlist", "name": "15 Really Quotes By Adam McKay", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm sure when they partied when Rome was burning, that was a really great party.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Adam McKay" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-m-sure-when-they-partied-when-rome-was-burning-that-was-a-really/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d6/adam-mckay-2140_burning_i-m-sure-when-they-partied-when-rome-was_260083.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d6/adam-mckay-2140_burning_i-m-sure-when-they-partied-when-rome-was_260083.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d6/adam-mckay-2140_burning_i-m-sure-when-they-partied-when-rome-was_260083.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm sure when they partied when Rome was burning, that was a really great party.” — Adam McKay", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We get so much information during the day that doesn't really tell us anything.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Adam McKay" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/we-get-so-much-information-during-the-day-that-doesn-t-really-tell-us/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65e/adam-mckay-2140_data_we-get-so-much-information-during-the-da_2516408.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65e/adam-mckay-2140_data_we-get-so-much-information-during-the-da_2516408.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65e/adam-mckay-2140_data_we-get-so-much-information-during-the-da_2516408.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We get so much information during the day that doesn't really tell us anything.” — Adam McKay", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Matt Braunger really makes me laugh; I like that guy a lot.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Adam McKay" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/matt-braunger-really-makes-me-laugh-i-like-that-guy-a-lot/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cb/adam-mckay-2140_guy_matt-braunger-really-makes-me-laugh-i-li_2569337.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cb/adam-mckay-2140_guy_matt-braunger-really-makes-me-laugh-i-li_2569337.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cb/adam-mckay-2140_guy_matt-braunger-really-makes-me-laugh-i-li_2569337.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Matt Braunger really makes me laugh; I like that guy a lot.” — Adam McKay", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When the movie starts playing on TV and DVD, that's when you really see what the movie is.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Adam McKay" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/when-the-movie-starts-playing-on-tv-and-dvd-that-s-when-you-really/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90c/adam-mckay-2140_dvd_when-the-movie-starts-playing-on-tv-and_329139.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90c/adam-mckay-2140_dvd_when-the-movie-starts-playing-on-tv-and_329139.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90c/adam-mckay-2140_dvd_when-the-movie-starts-playing-on-tv-and_329139.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When the movie starts playing on TV and DVD, that's when you really see what the movie is.” — Adam McKay", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Sometimes I know a joke I'm going to yell out ahead of time, but most of the time it's stream of conscious. 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There was no responsibility to discuss what's going on in your town, your state, your nation. 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