Bill Hader
Bill Hader
William Thomas "Bill" Hader Jr. is an American actor, voice actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his work on Saturday Night Live, for which he has received three Emmy nominations, South Park, and his parody series Documentary Now!...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth7 June 1978
CityTulsa, OK
CountryUnited States of America
yeah improvising
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'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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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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All the stories have to do with emotion. Emotion is driving everything.
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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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If you can't forgive yourself, you think you're never going to be able to forgive yourself.
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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.
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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 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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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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I can't cook. I can barely make a bowl of cereal.
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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.