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Comedy is incredibly hard. You have to be loose. You have to be not afraid to fail.

Bill Hader

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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Enough People Television
Richard Grieco once asked for a bunch of M&M’s
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Asked Bunch People
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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Actor Want Writing
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
If a guy doesn’t like a funny girl, something is wrong with him.
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Funny Girl Guy Life
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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Guy Sorry Walking
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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Documentary Eagles Fans Song
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
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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Animated Differences Play
Yeah, improvising only really works 100% when you’re with somebody.
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Improvising Yeah
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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Character Enjoy Italian Names
Comedy is incredibly hard. You have to be loose. You have to be not afraid to fail.
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Afraid Comedy Failing
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
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
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
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

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