It was nice doing something and hearing someone go, ‘Hey, you’re good at this.’
BILL HADERComedy is this weird thing. You have no idea why certain things work and other things don’t work.
More Bill Hader Quotes
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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.
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All the stories have to do with emotion. Emotion is driving everything.
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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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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 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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If a guy doesn’t like a funny girl, something is wrong with him.
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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 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 can’t cook. I can barely make a bowl of cereal.
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I’m not a fan of the Eagles, but I’ve watched their documentary numerous times and everyone who’s watched it with me has sung along to the songs, much to my dismay.
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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.’
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Richard Grieco once asked for a bunch of M&M’s
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A person being patient with an insane person is my favorite thing in the world.
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Comedy is this weird thing. You have no idea why certain things work and other things don’t work.
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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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