“Little Britain… ever since it first came on… I come here a lot, we have a lot of friends here, my wife used to work with a lot of Brits, so we were always keyed into the hot shows when they first came out. So, I fell in love with Little Britain.” FirstsLittlesShowsUsedWifeHotMy WifeBritainLots Of FriendsBritsLittle Britain Author:Paul Feig
“I mean Ally McBeal was sort of the closest thing I can think of to kind of being a comedy-drama but that had its own kind of style that meant it got kind of big sometimes. But it was a great show.” ThinkingKindMeanI CanSometimesShowsBigsComedyStyleDramaAlliesClosestAlly Mcbeal Author:Paul Feig
“The good thing is that I really think that American television is in kind of a second golden age. Even though there's a lot of reality and all those contest shows, which aren't my kind of shows, the scripted stuff that's going on is so good right now because of basic cable. Everyone has stepped it up and realised that people like quality.” PeopleThinkingKindShowsRealityAgeStuffQualityTelevisionRight NowGood ThingsGoldenContestsCablesRealisedGolden AgeAmerican Television Author:Paul Feig
“I always hated high-school shows and high-school movies, because they were always about the cool kids. It was always about dating and sex, and all the popular kids, and the good-looking kids. And the nerds were super-nerdy cartoons, with tape on their glasses. I never saw 'my people' portrayed accurately.” PeopleShowsKidsSchoolSexSawsHigh SchoolDatingGlassesHatedTapeCartoonLooking GoodNerdNerdyCool KidHigh School Movie Author:Paul Feig
“Wearing a tuxedo isn't as simple as it sounds. I've been to a lot of award shows in Hollywood over the years and have seen some pretty sad tuxes. It's surprisingly easy to go off the rails.” YearsShowsEasySoundSimpleHollywoodAwardsRailAward ShowsTuxedos Author:Paul Feig
“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.” PeopleLooksShowsStarsIntimidatedUnsuccessful 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
“The greatest way for people to experience a comedy is to go in not knowing anything about it. But because of marketing, it's impossible. Marketing meaning that in order to get people to come you can't just go, 'Hey, there's a great movie - we're not going to show you anything from it but trust us!” PeopleWayShowsOrderKnowingComedyImpossibleMarketingHeyNot Knowing Author:Paul Feig
