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Adam McKay

(1968) Film Director United States

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Adam McKay is a film director from the United States, best known for Talladega nights.

Quick Facts About Adam McKay

Born: April 17, 1968
Nationality: United States
Profession: Film Director
Notable works: Talladega nights
Known for: The Other Guys
Spouse: Shira Piven

About Adam McKay

Adam McKay is an American filmmaker. McKay began his career in the 1990s as a head writer for the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL). After leaving SNL, McKay collaborated with comedian Will Ferrell on his comedy films in the 2000s such as Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), Step Brothers (2008), and The Other Guys (2010). Ferrell and McKay co-wrote and co-produced many television series and films, with McKay himself co-producing their website Funny or Die through their company, Gary Sanchez Productions.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Quotes 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…

Been

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I was a huge fan of comedy in high school.

Comedy

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I think I'm better than Mamet, I would say.

Better

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I'll tell you one thing... no doubt about it, my favorite kind of comedy is talking head comedy. I mean, if it…

About

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The 'Police Academy' stuff was all hyper-slapsticky.

Academy

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The only way that Hollywood ever skews toward liberal is because part of what we make out of Hollywood involves writers, actors,…

Actors

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'Blazing Saddles' is one of the funniest movies ever made.

Blazing

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Blanket cynicism toward government has always existed.

Blanket

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I have certain beliefs about how people should treat employees and how companies should be run, but I was really surprised though…

Belief

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If you're calling yourself a maverick and you're not Dirk Nowitzki, then you are probably not one. In fact, this rule applies…

Anyone

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Celebrities and 'famous' people are just regular folks. I know, it's a shocking and potentially dangerous statement.

Dangerous

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I don't want to speak for my movies; you could say my movies are just completely silly and dumb, but in the…

American

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A lot of shorts spend too much time setting up the idea; sometimes they meander.

Idea

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I think everyone knows the news has become ridiculous. It's entertainment driven.

Become

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Word of mouth and the Internet are the only press we have left.

Internet

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The way you really stop Al-Qaeda is by stopping their funding. It's not by carpet-bombing or land invasions or anything.

Al qaeda

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I'm sure when they partied when Rome was burning, that was a really great party.

Burning

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America is a country that prides itself on being able to identify a 'straight shooter' or 'the genuine article' when it comes…

Able

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You have to be able to fail with the improv. You have to not care.

Able

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'Firewall' seems both scary and protective at the same time. And how often does that happen within one word besides 'military' and…

Besides

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Any time Chris Nolan wants to call me for advice, he can.

Advice

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When the movie starts playing on TV and DVD, that's when you really see what the movie is.

Dvd

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George W. Bush was a silver spoon dolt with no record to speak of other than bankruptcy and selling tropical plants, and…

About

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Arnold Schwarzenegger cut teacher's salaries and parks and libraries rather than raise taxes for the many California millionaires and billionaires.

Arnold

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Everyone is sort of in their own little area counting lines and no one talks when film's not rolling. There's constantly actors…

Actors

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