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.”
BILL HADERI 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.
More Bill Hader Quotes
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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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Richard Grieco once asked for a bunch of M&M’s
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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 can’t cook. I can barely make a bowl of cereal.
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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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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 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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All the stories have to do with emotion. Emotion is driving everything.
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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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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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It was nice doing something and hearing someone go, ‘Hey, you’re good at this.’
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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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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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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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My kids, they’re always embarrassed when my voice shows up in something.
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