cover of episode Paul Feig: How the "Freaks and Geeks” and “Bridesmaids” Director Tamed His Ego and Found Success

Paul Feig: How the "Freaks and Geeks” and “Bridesmaids” Director Tamed His Ego and Found Success

2023/6/20
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The Great Creators with Guy Raz

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Paul Feig is an actor and director (*Bridesmaids, Spy) *and the creator of *Freaks and Geeks, *which is considered one of the best TV shows ever made, despite being cancelled after one season. He joins Guy to talk about why he stopped pursuing a career as an actor, what he learned from directing a prestige film that flopped, and how he strives to create an environment on set where everyone can be their most creative.

Links from the show:

Paul shows the kids how to dance in a scene from Heavyweights)

A scene from Freaks and Geeks)

The trailer for I am David)

Paul breaks down a scene in Bridesmaids)

The "gadgets" clip from Spy)

Trailer for* *The School for Good and Evil)

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