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Paul Feig Biography

Paul Samuel Feig (/fiːɡ/; born September 17, 1962) is an American actor, film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for directing films starring frequent collaborator Melissa McCarthy: the 2011 film Bridesmaids, the 2016 film Ghostbusters, the 2013 film The Heat and the 2015 film Spy.

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I'm not looking for people to bow down to me or do things in my name or even pass around a collection plate for me. I say that I'd like to be God for a while because He really can get away with anything. I mean, ANYTHING.

Down, Like, Mean, Names, People, Say

You want a happy ending, but not such a ridiculous happy ending that it doesn't mean anything to anybody.

Happy, Mean, Ridiculous, Want

I can't impress enough upon people that if you tell an honest story that people relate to and people believe and invest in, you can do anything.

Believe, People, Stories, Story

My wife and I don't have kids and people are down on us about it. But we're just not wired that way, so don't tell me I have to.

Kids, People, Wife, Wired

Many Republicans have always reminded me of professional W. W. F. wrestlers. They come into the ring all pumped up and acting like they're invincible and that they're going to destroy their opponent. Then they get hit once and fall down and roll around in agony and suddenly seem immobilized by pain, calling for the ref to intervene.

Acting, Agony, Fall, Pain, Ring

I love the pictures of Old Hollywood, seeing the directors dressed in suits and ties. Even the grips would be wearing ties. But the biggest thing is when I was a kid, I couldn't wait to be an adult, and I think what happens with most guys is that no one wants to be an adult anymore. So they're dressing like kids.

Kids, Like, Love, Pictures, Thinking, Ties

I've never had to get a job as a waiter or anything. I've always been able to support myself in 'the biz. ' Which is great. It's really fantastic to be able to say that, because I know it's hard to do.

Able, Fantastic, Hard, Jobs, Say, Support

If some magic thing happens, and everybody goes completely nuts, and does something we never thought of, the cameras catch everything. That comes from having camera people who are almost like actors and writers themselves.

Cameras, Catch, Magic, Nuts, People, Writers

I don't want to do anything to revisit Freaks and Geeks that isn't awesome.

Awesome, Freak, Geek, Geeks, Revisit, Want

God does things that fly completely in the face of what we've all been taught that He is supposed to do and every time He does this, we all just say, 'Oh, well, I guess there must be some good reason why He did that.

Doe, Faces, Reason, Taught, Things, Time

As tempting as it seems to wear tennis shoes with your tux, don't do it. I think it looks ridiculous. If you're 14 years old, maybe give it a shot. In general, don't portray anything that says 'I'm too cool and I don't care.

Portray, Shoes, Tennis, Thinking, Tux, Years

You have to know everything. You have to know how to light a scene. You have to know all this technical stuff about directing. No, you don't. You can know as much or as little as you have to. Your main job is to get great performances and tell the story correctly and capture it correctly. Then it's just basically yours to complicate or simplify as much as you want.

Basically, Jobs, Know, Light, Stories, Tell

So many stars who have shows are intimidated by having people around them be funnier than them. It's always the unsuccessful ones. Look at Seinfeld - he's great because he let everyone be hilarious.

Hilarious, Intimidated, Look, Looks, People, Stars

One of the many things I want to do is dig us out of that hole so that guys, in particular, can go: "Oh, yeah. Those people are really funny. I've seen that person. It's a woman. They are funny. "

Dig, Guy, Guys, People, Want

I really feed off of The Walking Dead.

Dead, Feed, Walking, Walking Dead

At the end of the day the question comes, what are you doing for the world? You have to try to do something that's going to add something positive.

Add, Day, Positive, The End Of The Day, Trying

You need to have one element about your outfit that is imperfect, that says you live in it and you're not letting it control you. I think men and women both need a softness about them with formal wear.

Men, Thinking, Needs, Women, Softness, Outfit

What's great about the geek spirit is that life never seems to stop us, and they never seem to kill our enthusiasm, our optimism and our hunger to experience the world. We keep our sense of humor, we protect our dignity, we talk to our friends about the experience and then we start again fresh the very next day.

Geek, Next Day, Optimism, Spirit, Talk, World

What's so great about working with really funny women is that vanity comes second. Whatever makes it real and funny, they're going to go for, and it's just great.

Funny, Funny Women, Real, Vanity, Working

I've always enjoyed people studying themselves in the mirror, and I also enjoy those 'walk and feel bad' shots. I like anything that isolates people and focuses them on themselves, or makes us focus on their faces as they're going through something.

Focus, Focuses, Mirrors, People, Shots, Studying

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