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Comedy is this weird thing. You have no idea why certain things work and other things don’t work.

Bill Hader

All the stories have to do with emotion. Emotion is driving everything.
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Driving Emotion Stories
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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Grow Up Sports
It was nice doing something and hearing someone go, ‘Hey, you’re good at this.’
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Good Guy Hearing Something
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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Country Look Need Nothing People Props
My kids, they’re always embarrassed when my voice shows up in something.
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Embarrassed Kids Voice
Richard Grieco once asked for a bunch of M&M’s
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Asked Bunch People
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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Long Night School
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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Accord Wells Writing
If a guy doesn’t like a funny girl, something is wrong with him.
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Funny Girl Guy Life
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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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,
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Elevator Guy Needs Wigs
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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Country Dad Thinking
Yeah, improvising only really works 100% when you’re with somebody.
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Improvising Yeah
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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Genius Like Long You
Comedy is this weird thing. You have no idea why certain things work and other things don’t work.
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Comedy Thing Way Work
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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Audience Best Things Do Things

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