The Heat’ Director Paul Feig Is The Champion Of Female Comedy Movies; Kicks Himself For Turning Down ‘Breaking Bad’

Director Paul Feig now has two hit female buddy movies under his belt: "Bridesmaids" and "The Heat." He's always been a comedy director but it wasn't always for women only.

In an interview with Grantland, Feig was asked to recall the timeline when he directed episodes of "Arrested Development." It was revealed that he almost left comedy to direct a new drama project-which he turned down. It was a decision he would regret:

"That(directing Arrested Development) was before The Office, when I had only really directed the finale of Freaks and Geeks, because they wouldn't let me direct any of the other ones. But once they knew the show was being canceled, they were like, "Do whatever you want." A chimp could have come in to direct it, as far as they were concerned. Anyway, our line producer went over toArrested and sent me the pilot. My agent convinced me to do it because I wasn't sure. Do you see this recurring theme of terrible instincts? She also sent me the pilot of Breaking Bad, which I turned down because I'd just had a bad experience on another show. I'm still kicking myself over that."

Paul Feig has moved on and has now carved his own niche in Hollywood. He is now the champion of female friendship movies. He talks about why he took "The Heat: "I was attracted to the idea of a film about two women who hadn't chosen the usual path of marriage and children, and how do you find support in that kind of situation."

Is that a radical idea from a man?: "Well the script, which was one of the funniest I've ever read, is by a very talented young writer named Katie Dippold [Parks and Recreation]. So it's her point of view and world, but it's one that I feel very comfortable in. It bugs me that movies about career women are almost always about how they've missed out. I hate any professionals being chided for loving what they do. I'm married, but my wife and I never wanted kids. And some of my friends with kids give me a hard time about it, and I'm like, leave me alone, you know?"