There’s a certain precision to everything Paul Feig does—whether he’s stepping out in a crisp three-piece suit, nailing a shot on set, or fixing himself a martini at the end of a long day. The filmmaker behind women-led comedies such as Bridesmaids and The Heat proves time and time again that he knows just what a girl wants. (His movies pass the Bechdel Test.) Now Feig is out with a second installment of his black comedy A Simple Favor, again starring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick. Feig swaps Connecticut for Capri in the very White Lotus–wedding-turned-murder-mystery saga. To celebrate the film’s release, Feig dishes on his least favorite things. —Carolina de Armas
Least favorite number: 47. Even worse than 45.
Least favorite color: Red. It was my mother’s favorite color, but then MAGA ruined it for everyone.
Least favorite team: Whoever the Detroit Lions are playing against. Just let us get to the Super Bowl once, for Christ’s sake.
Least favorite James Bond: Roger Moore. I loved him as an actor, but his version of Bond was too silly and too far from the dark Bond of the original books.
Preferred deadly sin: Gluttony. What’s more fun than that?
Food that makes you gag: A toss-up between mayo and pickled beets. Eesh.
Book you never finished: Ulysses, by James Joyce. But not for lack of trying.
Film you walked out of: I never walk out of movies. They’re too hard to make.
Song you never want to hear again: “I Will Always Love You,” by Whitney Houston. Sorry, everyone.
Character from history you most dislike: Whoever invented reality TV. It’s not reality when you know there’s a camera filming you, people.
