A lot of shorts spend too much time setting up the idea; sometimes they meander. — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
'Firewall' seems both scary and protective at the same time. And how often does that happen within one word besides 'military' and… — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
Every time a pundit or elected official is on any TV news program, it should be a polite formality to mention that… — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
When you screen it the first couple times, you're just trying to get the movie to work, trying to get the story… — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
Every time a congressman or pundit says its 'class warfare' to increase taxes on the wealthy, it's a massive lie. — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
First and foremost when you're doing comedy, you gotta be relevant and applicable to the times that you're living in. When you… — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
In the past, in the '60s and '70s, genres were much more segmented. You had action guys who were deadly serious about… — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
Friends give me a hard time about the pants I'm wearing, which are made in China. Well, how do you find the… — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way, you can break the ice. It's crazy, but… — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
For some reason, people with comedy, any time they can detect a pattern, it kind of freaks them out. 'Those guys are… — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way you can break the ice. — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
Sometimes I know a joke I'm going to yell out ahead of time, but most of the time it's stream of conscious.… — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
Every time I wrote a sketch that was in my voice, Ferrell would just do it better. — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
I think that the job of art and culture is to jump on that time and realize that it's there and to… — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
I don't think there's ever been a moment in history where that, as an artistic message, has played very well, because people… — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
It's time Hawaii answer doubters and produce documents proving that it is a state. What are they hiding? And why haven't we… — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
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. — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
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… — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
The only way that Hollywood ever skews toward liberal is because part of what we make out of Hollywood involves writers, actors, directors, musicians,… — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
I have certain beliefs about how people should treat employees and how companies should be run, but I was really surprised though this process… — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
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… — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
Celebrities and 'famous' people are just regular folks. I know, it's a shocking and potentially dangerous statement. — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
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… — Adam McKay Copy Share Image
