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.”
BILL HADERThe idea of a Chicago band that wanted to sing songs about California is really funny. Having never been to California.
More Bill Hader Quotes
-
-
If a guy doesn’t like a funny girl, something is wrong with him.
BILL HADER -
I can’t cook. I can barely make a bowl of cereal.
BILL HADER -
A person being patient with an insane person is my favorite thing in the world.
BILL HADER -
I’m never the romantic lead. I’m the guy walking in on the romantic lead, going, “Oh sorry! I’ll leave you guys alone.”
BILL HADER -
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.
BILL HADER -
The idea of a Chicago band that wanted to sing songs about California is really funny. Having never been to California.
BILL HADER -
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.
BILL HADER -
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 HADER -
Comedy is incredibly hard. You have to be loose. You have to be not afraid to fail.
BILL HADER -
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.
BILL HADER -
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 HADER -
Richard Grieco once asked for a bunch of M&M’s
BILL HADER -
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.
BILL HADER -
Comedy is this weird thing. You have no idea why certain things work and other things don’t work.
BILL HADER -
Yeah, improvising only really works 100% when you’re with somebody.
BILL HADER