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 HADERMy 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 HADERI 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 HADERComedy is incredibly hard. You have to be loose. You have to be not afraid to fail.
BILL HADERA person being patient with an insane person is my favorite thing in the world.
BILL HADERComedy is this weird thing. You have no idea why certain things work and other things don’t work.
BILL HADERI 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.
BILL HADERMy kids, they’re always embarrassed when my voice shows up in something.
BILL HADERI 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 HADERYeah, improvising only really works 100% when you’re with somebody.
BILL HADERIf a guy doesn’t like a funny girl, something is wrong with him.
BILL HADERWhen 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 HADERAll the stories have to do with emotion. Emotion is driving everything.
BILL HADERIt’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 HADERI 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 HADERThe idea of a Chicago band that wanted to sing songs about California is really funny. Having never been to California.
BILL HADERNo 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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