--- title: "10 Mean Quotes By Paul Feig" description: "10 Mean quotes by Paul Feig. Plus more from Paul Feig and more Mean sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b1/paul-feig-3624_ending_you-want-a-happy-ending-but-not-such-a-r_731305.png" --- > [You want a happy ending, but not such a ridiculous happy ending that it doesn't mean anything to anybody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-feig/you-want-a-happy-ending-but-not-such-a-ridiculous-happy-ending-that/) [Paul Feig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-feig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b1/paul-feig-3624_ending_you-want-a-happy-ending-but-not-such-a-r_731305.png) > [The reason most comedies don't win awards is that the filmmakers put the comedy first. This means you have to create a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-feig/the-reason-most-comedies-don-t-win-awards-is-that-the-filmmakers-put/) [Paul Feig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-feig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffa/paul-feig-3624_awards_the-reason-most-comedies-don-t-win-award_267457.png) > [I mean Ally McBeal was sort of the closest thing I can think of to kind of being a comedy-drama but that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-feig/i-mean-ally-mcbeal-was-sort-of-the-closest-thing-i-can-think-of-to/) [Paul Feig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-feig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e49/paul-feig-3624_allies_i-mean-ally-mcbeal-was-sort-of-the-close_459239.jpg) > [I'm kind of a failure. I mean, I'll be honest. I'm successful in that I'm getting to work on great stuff, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-feig/i-m-kind-of-a-failure-i-mean-i-ll-be-honest-i-m-successful-in-that-i/) [Paul Feig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-feig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a18/paul-feig-3624_being-honest_i-m-kind-of-a-failure-i-mean-i-ll-be-hon_97837.png) > [You just have to be classy at the end of the day. That doesn't mean you can't go with a midnight blue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-feig/you-just-have-to-be-classy-at-the-end-of-the-day-that-doesn-t-mean/) [Paul Feig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-feig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/754/paul-feig-3624_blue_you-just-have-to-be-classy-at-the-end-of_185334.png) > [At the end of the day, successful box office just means that more people saw what you did and liked it, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-feig/at-the-end-of-the-day-successful-box-office-just-means-that-more/) [Paul Feig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-feig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e89/paul-feig-3624_box-office_at-the-end-of-the-day-successful-box-off_546410.png) > [I try not to blame the public, because the public - men, especially - have seen not great portrayals of women in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-feig/i-try-not-to-blame-the-public-because-the-public-men-especially-have/) [Paul Feig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-feig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/633/paul-feig-3624_adversaries_i-try-not-to-blame-the-public-because-th_1431393.png) > [I'm not looking for people to bow down to me or do things in my name or even pass around a collection…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-feig/i-m-not-looking-for-people-to-bow-down-to-me-or-do-things-in-my-name/) [Paul Feig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-feig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af4/paul-feig-3624_bows_i-m-not-looking-for-people-to-bow-down-t_629462.png) > [Everyone takes pause at 40. It's the age you have to assess everything in your life. It's the fictitious marker that's always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-feig/everyone-takes-pause-at-40-it-s-the-age-you-have-to-assess-everything/) [Paul Feig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-feig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c31/paul-feig-3624_age_everyone-takes-pause-at-40-it-s-the-age_1235881.png) > [Internationally and in foreign markets, movies starring women don't make as much money as movies starring men. And then you can blame…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-feig/internationally-and-in-foreign-markets-movies-starring-women-don-t/) [Paul Feig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-feig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa4/paul-feig-3624_attitude_internationally-and-in-foreign-markets-m_1092832.png) ## Other authors on Mean ## More by Paul Feig > [Many Republicans have always reminded me of professional WWF wrestlers. They come into the ring all pumped up and acting like they're invincible and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-feig/many-republicans-have-always-reminded-me-of-professional-wwf/) [Paul Feig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-feig/) > ['Constitutional' is just a real pip of a word. Positively rolls off the tongue. In fact, it's downright fun to say. 'Con-stit-too-shun-al.' It's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-feig/constitutional-is-just-a-real-pip-of-a-word-positively-rolls-off-the/) [Paul Feig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-feig/) > [Ever since I was a little kid, I've felt comfortable in a suit. It all started when my mom bought me a three-piece Pierre…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-feig/ever-since-i-was-a-little-kid-i-ve-felt-comfortable-in-a-suit-it-all/) [Paul Feig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-feig/) > [Man up and add a tux to your wardrobe. Just find one you like and get it well-tailored to your own measurements.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-feig/man-up-and-add-a-tux-to-your-wardrobe-just-find-one-you-like-and-get/) [Paul Feig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-feig/) > [I'm kind of a failure. I mean, I'll be honest. I'm successful in that I'm getting to work on great stuff, but I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-feig/i-m-kind-of-a-failure-i-mean-i-ll-be-honest-i-m-successful-in-that-i/) [Paul Feig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-feig/) > [You have to know everything. You have to know how to light a scene. You have to know all this technical stuff about directing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-feig/you-have-to-know-everything-you-have-to-know-how-to-light-a-scene-you/) [Paul Feig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-feig/) > [You just have to be classy at the end of the day. That doesn't mean you can't go with a midnight blue tux. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-feig/you-just-have-to-be-classy-at-the-end-of-the-day-that-doesn-t-mean/) [Paul Feig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-feig/) > [If you're not connected emotionally to a story, then you're dead. You're as a filmmaker really just opening the door for people to lose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-feig/if-you-re-not-connected-emotionally-to-a-story-then-you-re-dead-you/) [Paul Feig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-feig/) > [I was a standup comedian, which is kind of like writing and directing yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-feig/i-was-a-standup-comedian-which-is-kind-of-like-writing-and-directing/) [Paul Feig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-feig/) > [The reason most comedies don't win awards is that the filmmakers put the comedy first. This means you have to create a story around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-feig/the-reason-most-comedies-don-t-win-awards-is-that-the-filmmakers-put/) [Paul Feig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-feig/) > [The British model, which I've always thought was great, is that you do a TV show and then they sell it. Then you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-feig/the-british-model-which-i-ve-always-thought-was-great-is-that-you-do/) [Paul Feig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-feig/) > [The biggest thing I’ve heard for the last four months is, ‘Thanks for ruining my childhood,’](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-feig/the-biggest-thing-i-ve-heard-for-the-last-four-months-is-thanks-for/) [Paul Feig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-feig/) > [I really feed off of The Walking Dead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-feig/i-really-feed-off-of-the-walking-dead/) [Paul Feig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-feig/) > [Getting away from a white or light colored tuxedo shirt is always a little dangerous. Certain staples shouldn't be mixed with. Light pink or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-feig/getting-away-from-a-white-or-light-colored-tuxedo-shirt-is-always-a/) [Paul Feig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-feig/) > [The good thing is that I really think that American television is in kind of a second golden age. Even though there's a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-feig/the-good-thing-is-that-i-really-think-that-american-television-is-in/) [Paul Feig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-feig/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mean/paul-feig/#itemlist", "name": "10 Mean Quotes By Paul Feig", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You want a happy ending, but not such a ridiculous happy ending that it doesn't mean anything to anybody.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Feig" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-feig/you-want-a-happy-ending-but-not-such-a-ridiculous-happy-ending-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b1/paul-feig-3624_ending_you-want-a-happy-ending-but-not-such-a-r_731305.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b1/paul-feig-3624_ending_you-want-a-happy-ending-but-not-such-a-r_731305.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b1/paul-feig-3624_ending_you-want-a-happy-ending-but-not-such-a-r_731305.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You want a happy ending, but not such a ridiculous happy ending that it doesn't mean anything to anybody.” — Paul Feig", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The reason most comedies don't win awards is that the filmmakers put the comedy first. 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