No one knows anything. You’re going to make mistakes and you’re going to do things that people think are stupid. You can’t sit there and go, “I never want to make a mistake.”
BILL HADERI have nothing, I have no props.’ And that was Andy Samberg. And Andy Samberg said he was looking at me going, ‘Oh, that guy has no props. He doesn’t need props.’ And that was the first time we met, was in that elevator.
More Bill Hader Quotes
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Comedy is this weird thing. You have no idea why certain things work and other things don’t work.
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I really enjoyed playing Vinny Vedecci, the Italian talk show host. He was the first character I ever came up with where I gave him a name and a way of dressing.
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It’s not like you get up on stage and you’re immediately a genius. It takes a long time. So, don’t be discouraged.
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My dad’s from there, and I have relatives there, but I don’t think I’ve been to Chicago since I was like 9.
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If a guy doesn’t like a funny girl, something is wrong with him.
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I have nothing, I have no props.’ And that was Andy Samberg. And Andy Samberg said he was looking at me going, ‘Oh, that guy has no props. He doesn’t need props.’ And that was the first time we met, was in that elevator.
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Oddly enough, I have really bad stage fright – getting up in front of people. And I made a living going on live television.
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Growing up in Oklahoma, there wasn’t much to do. Play sports, do a lot of drugs, or read and watch movies, which is what I did.
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When I got to Saturday Night Live, it was a lot like going from pre-school to Harvard, and it took a long time to figure stuff out.
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Richard Grieco once asked for a bunch of M&M’s
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The best thing to do is to get out in front of an audience as much as you can, and learn from the experience.
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I move out here, and next thing I know I’m 25, and the only thing I’ve heard is, ‘Can you get a coffee, can you hurry up with the thing, blah blah blah.’
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I’m never the romantic lead. I’m the guy walking in on the romantic lead, going, “Oh sorry! I’ll leave you guys alone.”
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I always felt better co-writing something – always co-writing. Because if I was the lead of it and it failed, then it failed on my own accord. I would say, “Well, I liked it or I screwed up. I take the hit on this one.”
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The idea of a Chicago band that wanted to sing songs about California is really funny. Having never been to California.
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