At the end of the day if you want to entertain people, you've got to take your ego out of the equation.
Paul FeigI 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.
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 FeigWith a suit, even if you're having a nervous breakdown, you still look like you're in charge.
Paul FeigI love funny people, and when I'm with funny people, or people who are amusing in their weirdness, I love it. Because that to me is funny, as opposed to someone who stops and says, 'Hey let me tell you a joke.'
Paul FeigScripts are a house of cards and you can't just reach in the middle and pull out the middle card because the house of cards will fall down. But at a certain point you almost have to allow that house of cards to get knocked down a few times because you need to make it sturdier. How many times do you hear, "No, that doesn't make sense," or "Why would this happen?" That was a mistake. You shouldn't have those moments, because the moment you're knocked out of the story, then you're dead. And all you can go is moment to moment,or joke to joke. And that's gonna wear people out.
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