Zaki Hasan: INTERVIEW: Director Paul Feig on The Heat, Bridesmaids, and Freaks and Geeks
Posted in: Today's ChiliAs an actor, Paul Feig has appeared on shows as diverse The Facts of Life, The Drew Carey Show, and Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. As creator of the short-lived, much-loved NBC series Freaks and Geeks, he helped launch the careers of such current comedy icons as Seth Rogen, Jason Segal, and James Franco. As a director, he helped 2011’s Oscar-nominated comedy smash Bridesmaids, which should have firmly put to bed the antiquated notion that women can’t be funny.
I guess what I’m saying is that after this many years in the trenches, Paul Feig knows his way around the serious business of being funny. His latest project is The Heat, now in theaters, re-teaming him with Bridesmaids alum (and Oscar-nominee) Melissa McCarthy alongside Sandra Bullock. I recently had the opportunity to participate in a panel interview with the director about the film, his two stars, and other lessons he’s learned from his time in the industry. Here’s the transcript:
Given all of your television experiences that you’ve done, both as an actor and filming some great television series, how has that formed your work as a director – a feature film director?
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