What I don't like is when I see stuff that I know has had a lot of improv done or is playing around where there's no purpose to the scene other than to just be funny. What you don't want is funny scene, funny scene, funny scene, and now here's the epiphany scene and then the movie's over.
Paul FeigThe 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.
Paul FeigAt 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.
Paul Feig