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How Paul Feig discovered directing by watching “The Pink Panther”
Paul Feig recalls watching “The Pink Panther” for the first time and being enamored by not just the acting, but how the film was being directed. “I remember then watching the credits and seeing, ‘Directed by Blake Edwards,’ and that name just stuck with me,” said Feig in this outtake from “Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames.”
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