It was nice doing something and hearing someone go, ‘Hey, you’re good at this.’
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.
More Bill Hader Quotes
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A person being patient with an insane person is my favorite thing in the world.
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I 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.
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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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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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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.”
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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 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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My kids, they’re always embarrassed when my voice shows up in something.
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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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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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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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Oddly enough, I have really bad stage fright – getting up in front of people. And I made a living going on live television.
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I can’t cook. I can barely make a bowl of cereal.
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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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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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