--- title: "10 Way Quotes By Adam McKay" description: "10 Way quotes by Adam McKay. Plus more from Adam McKay and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2a/adam-mckay-2140_age_ultimately-the-only-people-who-are-in-an_1873375.jpg" --- > [Ultimately, the only people who are in any way edified by hanging with famous people are you at the age of 11…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/ultimately-the-only-people-who-are-in-any-way-edified-by-hanging-with/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2a/adam-mckay-2140_age_ultimately-the-only-people-who-are-in-an_1873375.jpg) > [There's always way less improv than people think. The truth is something like 15 percent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/there-s-always-way-less-improv-than-people-think-the-truth-is/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba4/adam-mckay-2140_people_there-s-always-way-less-improv-than-peop_2409388.jpg) > [The way you really stop Al-Qaeda is by stopping their funding. It's not by carpet-bombing or land invasions or anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/the-way-you-really-stop-al-qaeda-is-by-stopping-their-funding-it-s/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31d/adam-mckay-2140_al-qaeda_the-way-you-really-stop-al-qaeda-is-by-s_242113.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) > [Can anything good come of a backward way of thinking like judging someone based on skin color? No way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/can-anything-good-come-of-a-backward-way-of-thinking-like-judging/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8d/adam-mckay-2140_color_can-anything-good-come-of-a-backward-way_2924756.jpg) > [The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way, you can break the ice. It's crazy, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/the-easiest-time-to-be-funny-is-during-a-fairly-serious-situation/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b47/adam-mckay-2140_break_the-easiest-time-to-be-funny-is-during-a_1512689.jpg) > [The easiest time to be funny is during a fairly serious situation. That way you can break the ice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/the-easiest-time-to-be-funny-is-during-a-fairly-serious-situation-2/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/560/adam-mckay-2140_break_the-easiest-time-to-be-funny-is-during-a_2370596.jpg) > [I'm a huge hip hop fan going way back, like, back to '83. I had my Gemini mixer listening to Run-DMC and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/i-m-a-huge-hip-hop-fan-going-way-back-like-back-to-83-i-had-my-gemini/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b0/adam-mckay-2140_back_i-m-a-huge-hip-hop-fan-going-way-back-li_2646171.jpg) > [The only way that Hollywood ever skews toward liberal is because part of what we make out of Hollywood involves writers, actors,…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84f/adam-mckay-2140_actors_the-only-way-that-hollywood-ever-skews-t_107315.jpg) > [If you do a Western that's funny, there's no way people don't call it a spoof or a parody, even though it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/if-you-do-a-western-that-s-funny-there-s-no-way-people-don-t-call-it/) [Adam McKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-mckay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b90/adam-mckay-2140_call_if-you-do-a-western-that-s-funny-there-s_2231821.jpg) ## Other authors on Way ## 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/way/adam-mckay/#itemlist", "name": "10 Way Quotes By Adam McKay", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Ultimately, the only people who are in any way edified by hanging with famous people are you at the age of 11 and your mom.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Adam McKay" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-mckay/ultimately-the-only-people-who-are-in-any-way-edified-by-hanging-with/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2a/adam-mckay-2140_age_ultimately-the-only-people-who-are-in-an_1873375.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2a/adam-mckay-2140_age_ultimately-the-only-people-who-are-in-an_1873375.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2a/adam-mckay-2140_age_ultimately-the-only-people-who-are-in-an_1873375.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Ultimately, the only people who are in any way edified by hanging with famous people are you at the age of…” — Adam McKay", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There's always way less improv than people think. 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