Adam McKay
Adam McKay
Adam McKayis an American film director, producer, screenwriter, comedian, and actor. McKay served as head writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live for two seasons. He directed Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Step Brothers, The Other Guys, and Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. McKay has a creative partnership with actor Will Ferrell, with whom he co-wrote all except one of these films...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth17 April 1968
CityDenver, CO
CountryUnited States of America
My wife is pretty geeky and will occasionally quote 'Anchorman' at me.
A dry stretch of commentary in the middle of an 'Anchorman' movie would have been a terrible thing.
A lot of shorts spend too much time setting up the idea; sometimes they meander.
Dick Cheney and Bush's rise to power were built on tons of money from corporations and a dulled press.
Governor Palin leans far closer to 'spokesperson' than representative of the people.
Having a guy on a microphone yelling lines at you is counter to a lot of acting techniques.
I can't exactly say why there's not much protest music to speak off. And I know there are acts out there still putting a message in their music.
I have no tax breaks or corporate interests to be supported by Barack Obama.
I hired a personal trainer to help me lose 25 pounds and get from obese to fat. My next step will be to get from fat to chubby.
I was a huge fan of comedy in high school.
If you're making comedies, they have to have a fun and a rhythm to them.
It should be a law for one whole year that all laugh tracks are Seth Rogen. The world would get ever so slightly better.
It's one thing to break stuff and damage people's possessions, but when you start aiming at the ideology of America, that's dangerous comedy.
Michael Lewis has the amazing ability to take complex formulas and concepts and turn them into page-turners.