“Film, television, and working with a camera is such an intimate art form that if a camera is right on you, and I've got your face filling the screen, you have to be real. If you do anything that is fake, you're not going to get away with it, because the camera is right there, and the story is being told in a very real way.” IfsWayArtRealStoriesFilmFacesFormTelevisionCamerasScreensFakeIntimateGet AwayYour FaceBeing RealFilling Author:Paul Feig
“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.” PeopleIfsDoeHappensActorsMagicCamerasThings HappenNuts Author:Paul Feig
“I'm more of a science head, so I was like, how would a guy use - if there were ghosts - technology to bring them back?” IfsUseGuyTechnologyGhost Author:Paul Feig
“With a suit, even if you're having a nervous breakdown, you still look like you're in charge.” IfsLooksStillsLike YouNervousSuitsBreakdownNervous Breakdown Author:Paul Feig
“At the end of the day if you want to entertain people, you've got to take your ego out of the equation.” PeopleIfsWantEndsEgoThe End Of The DayEquations Author:Paul Feig
“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.” PeopleIfsBelieveI CanEnoughStoriesCan DoHonestRelateImpress Author:Paul Feig
“I have an inability to enjoy things, but that's why we're in comedy. If we were happy, we wouldn't be funny, I guess.” IfsEnjoyComedyInability Author:Paul Feig
“The hard thing is getting people to come to the theater to see something, no matter if it's good or not.” PeopleIfsMatterHardTheaterHard Things Author:Paul Feig
“If you're not connected emotionally to a story, then you're dead. You're really just opening the door for people to lose interest and their minds to wander, for them to start picking it apart.” PeopleIfsMindStoriesInterestLosesDoorsConnectedOpeningWander Author:Paul Feig
“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.” IfsThinkingGivingYearsLooksSeemsCareShotsShoesDon't CareRidiculousI Don't CareTennisTemptingToo CoolTennis Shoes Author:Paul Feig
“It's healthy to have older friends. You go, 'Look, I'm younger than them!' That's always the nice thing, if you can be the youngest one in the room at times. Like if you're always the oldest one in the room, you'll start to feel like the oldest person in the world. So get older friends, because they're cool. Get cool older friends.” IfsWorldFeelsLooksPersonsRoomsNiceHealthyNice ThingsOlder Friends Author:Paul Feig
“The more suits I owned, the more I realized the best besuited look a man can achieve comes from a harmony of three details: fabric, construction, and fit. If the suit fits you like a glove and it's well made, you simply feel better about everything in life when you're wearing it.” IfsMenFeelsWellsLooksMadeThreeAchieveFitHarmonyDetailsI RealizedSuitsConstructionFeel BetterFabricGloves 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
“You just have to be classy at the end of the day. That doesn't mean you can't go with a midnight blue tux. And if you can find a deep red tux that looks classy and classic, I think you can pull it off.” IfsThinkingLooksMeanEndsRedBlueClassicThe End Of The DayMidnightMidnight Blue Author:Paul Feig
