218 Quotes by 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 declaring themselves a 'God-fearing Christian' or a 'Man of the people.'

We lost our minds in the '80s and '90s; we really as a society just felt that everyone could only care about themselves. There was no responsibility to discuss what's going on in your town, your state, your nation. And it was a blast, it was really fun, but it doesn't work.

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

We, Will Ferrell and I, were approached by Sequoia, which is a big financing firm up in Palo Alto; they do a lot of Internet stuff, and they came to us and said they had an idea for a comedy site, and Will and I were sorta like, 'Yeah, we don't know. It's the Internet, we've seen it come and go.'

David O. Russell is probably my favorite filmmaker. He's not only a great director, but he's also a great writer.

I actually opened for Chris Rock at the Funny Bone one time.

I gotta say - if I clicked on a movie interview, and the first part was all about Walt Whitman, I'd love that article.

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 may not be.

My theme song is 'One Tin Soldier' by Coven.