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Comedy is this weird thing. You have no idea why certain things work and other things don’t work.

Bill Hader

Comedy is incredibly hard. You have to be loose. You have to be not afraid to fail.
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Afraid Comedy Failing
My kids, they’re always embarrassed when my voice shows up in something.
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Embarrassed Kids Voice
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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Actor Want Writing
It was nice doing something and hearing someone go, ‘Hey, you’re good at this.’
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Good Guy Hearing Something
I’m not a fan of the Eagles, but I’ve watched their documentary numerous times and everyone who’s watched it with me has sung along to the songs, much to my dismay.
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Documentary Eagles Fans Song
If a guy doesn’t like a funny girl, something is wrong with him.
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Funny Girl Guy Life
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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California Ideas Song
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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Enough People Television
Richard Grieco once asked for a bunch of M&M’s
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Asked Bunch People
Comedy is this weird thing. You have no idea why certain things work and other things don’t work.
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Comedy Thing Way Work
I would say the biggest difference is that you’re just in a studio by yourself when you’re making an animated movie. You don’t have anybody to play off of.
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Animated Differences Play
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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Country Dad Thinking
Yeah, improvising only really works 100% when you’re with somebody.
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Improvising Yeah
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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Coffee Moving Nice
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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Accord Wells Writing
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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Elevator Guy Needs Wigs

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