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 HADERIt was nice doing something and hearing someone go, ‘Hey, you’re good at this.’
More Bill Hader Quotes
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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 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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Comedy is incredibly hard. You have to be loose. You have to be not afraid to fail.
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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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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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My kids, they’re always embarrassed when my voice shows up in something.
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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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A person being patient with an insane person is my favorite thing in the world.
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If a guy doesn’t like a funny girl, something is wrong with him.
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All the stories have to do with emotion. Emotion is driving everything.
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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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Yeah, improvising only really works 100% when you’re with somebody.
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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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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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