Adam McKay Quotes

I got the sense that Alabama is a place where people don't want handouts and don't much care for people talking out of the side of their mouth.

Hollywood is for-profit, is what Hollywood is. All the studios are owned by big, megacorporations that are the furthest thing from liberal you can possibly imagine.

“Firewall” seems both scary and protective at the same time. And how often does that happen within one word besides “military” and “government?”

Obamacare is a private mandate that will drive billions to the insurance industry, much like the auto insurance mandate. Hardly socialism. In fact, it was a Republican plan to begin with.

We get so much information during the day that doesn't really tell us anything.

If all else fails, you can always be a pro.

I've gotten like five laughs in movies, just off guy hugs.

I'm just a giant film fan, so I love action movies out of all kinds of movies. As a film geek, it's amazing to be able to shoot this stuff.

You could feel America starting to ease up a little bit on racism, against blacks in certain pockets, and then suddenly The Cosby Show bubbled up and it was the right time for it.

I don't think arrested-adolescent humor will fade. Maybe the form will change, but I guarantee its replacement will still be based in immature behavior from mature figures.

Michael Lewis has the amazing ability to take complex formulas and concepts and turn them into page-turners.

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

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.

McCain is the kid who was really cool in middle school but never got high school game and people are sick of him acting like he's still popular.

Nowadays, the truth is, I think a lot of the newer generation of action stars usually are pretty self-deprecating and cool. I mean, Dwayne Johnson is a great example.