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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.

Bill Hader

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
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
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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Genius Like Long You
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
If a guy doesn’t like a funny girl, something is wrong with him.
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Funny Girl Guy Life
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
Yeah, improvising only really works 100% when you’re with somebody.
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Improvising Yeah
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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Grow Up Sports
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 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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Country Look Need Nothing People Props
Comedy is incredibly hard. You have to be loose. You have to be not afraid to fail.
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Afraid Comedy Failing
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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Character Enjoy Italian Names
All the stories have to do with emotion. Emotion is driving everything.
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Driving Emotion Stories
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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Guy Sorry Walking
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.
BILL HADER

Long Night School
A person being patient with an insane person is my favorite thing in the world.
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Favorite Things Insane Person World

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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