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
Bill Hader quotes about
long genius like-you
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.
song eagles documentaries
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.
dad kids embarrassed
My kids, they're always embarrassed when my voice shows up in something. I took them to Inside Out, and my voice comes in, and they were like, "Ugh, Dad, what are you doing? Get out of there."
dark thinking people
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.
thinking
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.
girl guy funny-girl
If a guy doesn't like a funny girl, something is wrong with him.
song
The idea of a Chicago band that wanted to sing songs about California is really funny. Having never been to California.
insane-person world favorites-things
A person being patient with an insane person is my favorite thing in the world.
stories driving emotion
All the stories have to do with emotion. Emotion is driving everything.
kids embarrassed
My kids, they're always embarrassed when my voice shows up in something.
mistake stupid thinking
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."
anderson filmmaker moved paul thomas
I moved out to L.A. to be a filmmaker or director. I didn't even think about doing comedy or even acting. I wanted to be like Paul Thomas Anderson or Wes Anderson, but I wasn't going to a lot of comedy.
nice moving coffee
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.'
guy needs wigs
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.