American - Writer | April 17, 1968 -
Tom Brokaw was never young.
Adam McKay
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I guess HBO did a giant 'War in the Pacific' mini-series that cost, like, a fortune, and there was a little moment where they literally had no money. And even though the show had become kind of a cult hit, there was an issue of whether they could actually afford to do it.
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All you can really do as director is sort of set a tone.
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You have a guy like Bernie Madoff literally steal $80 billion, you know, AIG steal hundreds of billions, Goldman Sachs. Crime has changed so much, and to really do a movie with, like, drug dealers or drug smugglers is kind of almost quaint at this point.
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There are many aspects to directing that have a romantic place in people's minds.
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Celebrities and 'famous' people are just regular folks. I know, it's a shocking and potentially dangerous statement.
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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.
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If you make action movies, the critics will savage you, and then your movies are outdated the following week with the new wave of special effects.
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I love action movies.
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Actually, 'Wayne's World 2' I kind of liked. I think 'Wayne's World 2' does have some creative things in it, some ideas in it.
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Basically, we used to have a rule at 'Saturday Night Live' that you're not allowed to bring up 'The Simpsons' at the rewrite table, because 'The Simpsons' has done every joke there is. Every week there would be guys going, 'The Simpsons did that.' I go, 'C'mon.' And 'South Park,' too.
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A dry stretch of commentary in the middle of an 'Anchorman' movie would have been a terrible thing.
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