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.
BILL HADERNo 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.”
More Bill Hader Quotes
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Yeah, improvising only really works 100% when you’re with somebody.
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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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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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If a guy doesn’t like a funny girl, something is wrong with him.
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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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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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Comedy is this weird thing. You have no idea why certain things work and other things don’t work.
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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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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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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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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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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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It was nice doing something and hearing someone go, ‘Hey, you’re good at this.’
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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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