Paul Feig is easy to pick out of a crowd. The director of Bridesmaids and the 2016 Ghostbusters remake, and creator of the endlessly quotable Freaks and Geeks, Feig is equally celebrated for his wardrobe. Three-piece suits, wide chalk stripes, and triangle-folded handkerchiefs are all part of the daily routine. The writer, producer, director, and sometimes actor is also equally comfortable with a martini in hand—Feig collects vintage drink sets, and is preparing to release a charming hardback, Cocktail Time! The Ultimate Guide to Grown-up Fun (William Morrow). He has recently launched his own spirits brand, Artingstall’s Brilliant London Dry Gin. And a varied group of television shows—Love Life (HBO Max), Minx (HBO Max), and Welcome to Flatch (Hulu)—are all the product of his company Feigco Entertainment. He has spent much of the past two years working on a Netflix adaptation of Soman Chainani’s best-selling fantasy series, The School for Good and Evil. Here, he shares his key components to the good life. —Bridget Arsenault
Airline: Emirates.
Airport: Any that doesn’t make you take a bus to the plane.
Album: It’s Alive, by the Ramones.
Alibi: “Traffic was terrible.”
App: Instagram.
Bag: A Goyard briefcase.
Bedtime: 11 p.m.
Beer: Guinness.
Bike: A beach cruiser.
Birthday: Dinner and drinks with close friends.
Breakfast, weekday: Egg-white burrito with salsa.
Breakfast, weekend: Bagel and lox with cream cheese and raw onions.
Car: Mercedes-Benz 250C.
Child: Old soul.
Cocktail: Martini.
