“I always felt, and still feel, one of my best strengths as a director is having been an actor for a long time. Nobody knows actors and their insecurities and strengths and everything more than somebody who's done it before.” KnowsFeelsLongStillsDoneActorsFeltStrengthDirectorsLong TimeInsecurityNobody KnowsBest Strength Author:Paul Feig
“As a director, I really wanted to learn and I needed to get away from my own stuff to figure out how to just do things and work with good people.” PeopleWantedStuffMy OwnFiguresNeededDirectorsGet AwayGood People Author:Paul Feig
“Every director should take an acting class.” ShouldActingClassDirectorsActing Classes Author:Paul Feig
“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.” ThinkingWantHappensWould BeKidsGuyWaitingSeeingDirectorsAdultsHollywoodSuitsTiesDressingsOld HollywoodSuits And Ties Author:Paul Feig
“The director is the only person on the set who has seen the film. Your job as a director is to show up every day and know where everything will fit into the film.” KnowsPersonsShowsJobsFilmFitDirectors Author:Paul Feig
“What I do as a director is really create a safe environment that everyone can feel very comfortable in and experiment within so that they don't hold back anything. You never ever want someone to go, 'Oh I shouldn't have done that.' There isn't anything you shouldn't try. If it's terrible, who cares?” IfsWantFeelsTryingDoneCareEnvironmentTerribleDirectorsSafeComfortableExperimentsWho CaresSafe Environment Author:Paul Feig
