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Everything Is Energy with Cathy Heller

Paul Feig on Freaks and Geeks, The Office & Why Now is the Best Time to Create

Everything Is Energy with Cathy Heller

Cathy Heller

Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality

4.9 • 8K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2022

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

What incredible opportunities can you create when you open up to a different possibility? Paul Feig, DGA-winning and Emmy-nominated filmmaker, writer, director, producer, comedian, author, and founder of Feigco Entertainment and Powderkeg Media is known for comedy gold like Freaks and Geeks, Bridesmaids, The Office, Spy, Ghostbusters, and more - but now he's exploring new genres The School for Good and Evil. He shares what inspires him to celebrate the stories of female characters and relationships on screen, how to embrace experimentation, how to let go of your ego, and why now is the best time to create. - Watch The School for Good and Evil on Netflix! - Follow Paul on Instagram @paulfeig - Watch Minx on HBO Max and Welcome to Flatch on FOX

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0:00.0

If you have a voice and you have a message, you want to put it out. You can do it now.

0:30.0

Hey guys, it's Kathy Heller. Welcome back to the podcast. So today we have Paul Feig on the show. And it was just one of the most delightful conversations.

0:59.0

He's such a sweet person. He's such a happy person from such a genuine place. I think because he loves people so much. And so it was just so much fun to talk to him. I can't wait to dive into that.

1:10.0

I also want to let you know about something really, really cool speaking of happiness. I think a lot of days that go by in our life. We are waiting for something to happen so that we can feel happy.

1:24.0

We're waiting for a certain email to come in. We're waiting for a certain opportunity. We're waiting for some amount of money. We're waiting for someone to get something or say something or apologize for something.

1:37.0

And truly, we have an ability to find so much joy and so much energy without waiting. And when we find that real sense of authentic integrity, that authentic power, that authentic bliss that comes from within us, that comes from the lightness of our own being.

2:01.0

Oh my goodness, when that happens, we start to become like a magnet for the most incredible life you could possibly imagine and things start happening that feel so synchronistic.

2:16.0

I teach a program called a Bunda never after that is my signature sauce. It's kind of the thing I feel I do best and it has gotten re reviews and right now it is actually available.

2:31.0

And what we're doing is we're offering it early. We usually offer this in January. And those of you who get into it now are going to be able to start now to get ahead of it now to start watching and going through the content.

2:46.0

And then you'll also get a lot of extra bonuses like extra sessions and beautiful live calls and a whole bunch of things not to mention you will be getting it at a discount. If you'd like to check it out, you can go to Kathy heller.com slash join and you can find your way into that feeling of abundance.

3:09.0

And I have a feeling you're going to DM me and say, you're right, this is one of the coolest things that I've done. So if you want to check that out, you can go to Kathy heller.com slash join.

3:21.0

Also, if you are in the LA area, week from Sunday, October 30th, my husband and I are doing a live show at the improv, the world famous improv on Melrose and he will be doing stand up. And then the two of us along with his very good friend,

3:37.0

Mark Schiff will be doing a live podcast interview with John love it. John love it from seven live and so many movies. It's going to be really fun. If you'd like to join us, you can get tickets. If you go to the improv's website, but if you want to make it easier, we've directed Mark and Lowell.com to a place where you can buy tickets from the improv and get yourself a seat.

4:01.0

And then you can just go to M-A-R-K-A-N-D-L-O-W-E-L-L Mark and Lowell.com and go get your ticket so that you can be with us and John love it. It's going to be such a fun night. 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. October 30th. We can't wait.

4:16.0

As I said, I'm so excited because Paul Fee is here. He's joining us today. He's a director's yield winning and Emmy nominated filmmaker, writer, producer, author and founder of Feeco Entertainment and Powder Cag Media. Many of you are probably familiar with his cult classic show, Freaks and Geeks, which was named in Time Magazine's 100 Greatest Shows of All Time.

4:36.0

I got a lot of actors, careers off the ground like Linda Cardinelli, Busy Phillips, Seth Rogen, Jason Seiko. You also may know the movies he directed. Bridesmaids, The Heat, Spy, Ghostbusters, Plus he directed so many episodes of the Office, Resta Development, Weeds, 30 Rock, Bad Men and Parks and Recreation among many others.

4:54.0

He recently directed, producing, Corote, a film that you can see right now on Netflix. It's called The School For Good and Evil. It's based on a young adult book series about two best friends and an enchanted school for young heroes and villains. And they find themselves on a posing side of the battle between Good and Evil.

5:09.0

It's so fun and visually gorgeous. Plus it stars amazing actors like Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Michelle Yeo and Lawrence Fishburn. So you should definitely go check that out. Paul is also the writer, executive producer and director of Fox's Show Welcome to Flatch.

5:25.0

And executive producer of HBO Max's Mix, both of which have been renewed for a second season. So you should definitely watch those two talking about Paul was so much fun. His journey has taken many, many pivots within the entertainment industry. And it's really cool to see him align with where he's really meant to be and he's just thriving.

5:43.0

He's also such an advocate for telling women stories and shining a light on those multi-dimensional characters and relationships. I really hope that you enjoy him. I hope he continues to do the incredible work he's doing because it's making a lot of light in the world.

5:57.0

I can't wait for you to hear this episode. So without further ado, please welcome the phenomenal Paul Feig.

6:02.0

Paul, thank you so much. I said to you right before we started recording your very fancy. So it means a lot that you made the time to come here.

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