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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.

Bill Hader

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.
BILL HADER

Grow Up Sports
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.’
BILL HADER

Coffee Moving Nice
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.
BILL HADER

Genius Like Long You
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

Long Night School
It was nice doing something and hearing someone go, ‘Hey, you’re good at this.’
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Good Guy Hearing Something
If a guy doesn’t like a funny girl, something is wrong with him.
BILL HADER

Funny Girl Guy Life
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

Country Dad Thinking
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 HADER

Accord Wells Writing
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

Mistake Stupid Thinking
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,
BILL HADER

Elevator Guy Needs Wigs
Oddly enough, I have really bad stage fright – getting up in front of people. And I made a living going on live television.
BILL HADER

Enough People Television
Comedy is incredibly hard. You have to be loose. You have to be not afraid to fail.
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Afraid Comedy Failing
Yeah, improvising only really works 100% when you’re with somebody.
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Improvising Yeah
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

Guy Sorry Walking
My kids, they’re always embarrassed when my voice shows up in something.
BILL HADER

Embarrassed Kids Voice
Comedy is this weird thing. You have no idea why certain things work and other things don’t work.
BILL HADER

Comedy Thing Way Work

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