Yeah, improvising only really works 100% when you’re with somebody.
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.
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My kids, they’re always embarrassed when my voice shows up in something.
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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 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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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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Richard Grieco once asked for a bunch of M&M’s
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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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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 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 can’t cook. I can barely make a bowl of cereal.
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All the stories have to do with emotion. Emotion is driving everything.
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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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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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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 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 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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