Paul Feig Quotes

I like a set to be a happy place, where people can feel free to experiment.

I think the best directors provide you with a safe environment where they can instill you with confidence and allow you to try things out and not feel like you're failing or that you're doing it wrong.

I want a space for people to feel safe and be creative. Actors want it, too. They want to feel like they're listened to, and they're safe to experiment.

The most important thing we do to encourage innovation is give people the freedom to fail. And I think you can articulate that and establish that as a value in a lot of different ways. I don't want to say celebrate the failures, but in a lot of respects, it's sort of that.

I like relaxed sets. I like to feel that I can make a mistake without feeling like I'm costing somebody money. I like a sense of freedom. I like it when people are open and are willing to let you do your work.

To make great movies, there is an element of risk. You have to say, 'Well, I am going to make this film, and it is not really a sure thing.'

The world is my workshop. It is not my home.

Independent films are where you really get to cut your teeth and have some fun and do the things that mainstream Hollywood doesn't want to do.

You can't buy something which does not exist. In a way, let's make things exist and then judge later. Don't cancel the process of creativity too early; let it flow.

You need to get outside of your comfort zone to write songs that are interesting, songs that are compelling, songs that are different from what other people are writing.

I always want to do something I haven't done before and get to work with other actors, writers, or directors that I want to work with.

Vince Gilligan and AMC are really wonderful people to direct and produce for because they don't put the demands of any conventionalism on you.

It's an infinite creative universe to explore so why chase conservative options?

As an artist, I feel that we must try many things - but above all we must dare to fail.

I have always appreciated those who dare to experiment with materials and proportions.

Creatively I just enjoy challenging myself in different genres.

I want to do more theater, which allows you to take bigger risks and experiment.

That's kind of like how jazz is sometimes. You're out there predicting the future, and no one believes you.

A true artist, in my mind, is willing to fail sometimes, because if you're not brave enough to say yes and follow your gut, it's never going to be good.

My style is really inspired by whatever I'm listening to or reading or watching; I'm always trying to embody the things that are inspiring me, just for fun. But I think it's always very important to be comfortable and just kind of expressive; if you take fashion too seriously, then you lose the fun of it. I think you should always take the risk.

A true artist, in my mind, is willing to fail sometimes, because if you're not brave enough to say yes and follow your gut, it's never going to be good.

Worst ideas? Me? Whatever do you mean? There are no bad ideas.

I think that if you're doing a new musical, you want to have the opportunity to experiment and try things without the whole city of critics looking over your shoulder.

And I hate to see artists who are real safe. I love to see artists swing for the fences sometimes.

I'd like to shut off all the noise and allow people to be creative without all the judgments and standards that we think we have to follow.