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.”
BILL HADERThe idea of a Chicago band that wanted to sing songs about California is really funny. Having never been to California.
More Bill Hader Quotes
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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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All the stories have to do with emotion. Emotion is driving everything.
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If a guy doesn’t like a funny girl, something is wrong with him.
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Comedy is incredibly hard. You have to be loose. You have to be not afraid to fail.
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Yeah, improvising only really works 100% when you’re with somebody.
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I remember getting in the elevator for my audition and there was a guy next to me who had a backpack full of props and wigs and things, and I went, ‘Oh, my God, that guy is so prepared,
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A person being patient with an insane person is my favorite thing in the world.
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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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Comedy is this weird thing. You have no idea why certain things work and other things don’t work.
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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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I was into writing and directing. I was a bit of a reluctant actor. I would always ask friends to shoot or direct their movies, but then they’d want me to be in them.
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I can’t cook. I can barely make a bowl of cereal.
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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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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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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.”
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