I think that's the thing I learned at 'Saturday Night Live' - any time I would try and strategize, I would always, always fall on my face. Things worked out when I tried to make it about what I was feeling at that moment and what I was into in that moment of my life.

Bill Hader

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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, 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.

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."

stupid mistake thinking

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.

like-you genius long

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."

guy sorry walking

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.' It was nice doing something and hearing someone go, 'Hey, you're good at this.'

coffee nice moving

Comedy is incredibly hard. You have to be loose. You have to be n... by Bill Hader

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

not-afraid comedy failing

A person being patient with an insane person is my favorite thing... by Bill Hader

A person being patient with an insane person is my favorite thing in the world.

insane-person favorites-things world

If a guy doesn't like a funny girl, something is wrong with him. by Bill Hader

If a guy doesn't like a funny girl, something is wrong with him.

funny-girl guy girl

All the stories have to do with emotion. Emotion is driving every... by Bill Hader

All the stories have to do with emotion. Emotion is driving everything.

driving emotion stories

Yeah, improvising only really works 100% when you're with somebod... by Bill Hader

Yeah, improvising only really works 100% when you're with somebody.

improvising yeah

My kids, they're always embarrassed when my voice shows up in som... by Bill Hader

My kids, they're always embarrassed when my voice shows up in something.

embarrassed voice kids

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.

oklahoma growing-up sports

Oddly enough, I have really bad stage fright - getting up in front of people. And I made a living going on live television.

enough people television

If you can't forgive yourself, you think you're never going to be... by Bill Hader

If you can't forgive yourself, you think you're never going to be able to forgive yourself.

forgiving able thinking

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.

eagles fans song

The best thing to do is to get out in front of an audience as much as you can, and learn from the experience.

best-things audience things-to-do

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.

italian names character

A lot of times I think people, when they're doing a movie that's a family movie, they're worried about this being too esoteric or too dark or too weird.

dark people thinking

Comedy is this weird thing. You have no idea why certain things w... by Bill Hader

Comedy is this weird thing. You have no idea why certain things work and other things don't work.

The idea of a Chicago band that wanted to sing songs about California is really funny. Having never been to California.

california song ideas