It was nice doing something and hearing someone go, ‘Hey, you’re good at this.’
BILL HADERIt was nice doing something and hearing someone go, ‘Hey, you’re good at this.’
BILL HADERA person being patient with an insane person is my favorite thing in the world.
BILL HADERThe idea of a Chicago band that wanted to sing songs about California is really funny. Having never been to California.
BILL HADERComedy is this weird thing. You have no idea why certain things work and other things don’t work.
BILL HADERThe best thing to do is to get out in front of an audience as much as you can, and learn from the experience.
BILL HADERI can’t cook. I can barely make a bowl of cereal.
BILL HADERAll the stories have to do with emotion. Emotion is driving everything.
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.
BILL HADERComedy is incredibly hard. You have to be loose. You have to be not afraid to fail.
BILL HADEROddly enough, I have really bad stage fright – getting up in front of people. And I made a living going on live television.
BILL HADERIt’s not like you get up on stage and you’re immediately a genius. It takes a long time. So, don’t be discouraged.
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.”
BILL HADERI 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.’
BILL HADERI 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,
BILL HADERI 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.
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.
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