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.
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.”
More Bill Hader Quotes
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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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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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All the stories have to do with emotion. Emotion is driving everything.
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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 incredibly hard. You have to be loose. You have to be not afraid to fail.
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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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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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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 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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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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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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Yeah, improvising only really works 100% when you’re with somebody.
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If a guy doesn’t like a funny girl, something is wrong with him.
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It was nice doing something and hearing someone go, ‘Hey, you’re good at this.’
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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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