Ed Helms
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Ed Helms
Edward Parker "Ed" Helmsis an American actor and comedian, best known for his work as a correspondent on The Daily Show, Andy Bernard in the U.S. version of The Office, Stuart Price in The Hangover trilogy, and Rusty Griswold in Vacation...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth24 January 1974
CityAtlanta, GA
CountryUnited States of America
track long desire
So long as your desire to explore is greater than your desire to not screw up, you're on the right track.
favorites-things firsts my-favorite
Probably my favorite thing about watching a movie that I'm in the first time is to see all the things I didn't know were happening in a scene around me.
cynical persons jaded
I'm a very jaded and cynical person.
wish way knows
I wish there was a way to know you were in the good old days before you actually left them.
nerd toys kind
I've always been into toys and kits and models. I'm kind of a toy nerd.
opening-up doors trying
When you try hard at everything you do, even when it feels foolish to do so, you’re opening up doors and possibilities you might not be seeing in the moment.
weekend years looks
First there was the New Hampshire primary, and we had nearly a year leading up to it. And now, look! Three primaries in one weekend! How many of these things are they going to have?
alcohol causes conflict
Alcohol causes conflicts, firearms resolve conflicts.
week infection
Shouldn't EVERY week be Infection Control Week?
thinking yarn long
I told personal stories the way [Bill] Cosby would spin a yarn for ten minutes. I think in hindsight it works better as a long story than as a condensed monologue.
kind embarrassed pleasant
I'm kind of embarrassed by how quickly I adjusted to L.A. I really love it. It's so pleasant.
fields shows daily-show
Working on The Daily Show, I co-produced all those field segments, and that's another huge thing.I probably did more than 100 field segments.
stupid hero character
You make adjustments according to the specifics of the character.It's something I feel like a lot of my comedic heroes have always done. It's not even necessarily vulnerability, always, but it's an earnestness, a genuine desire to actually do the right thing, but then still make really misguided, stupid decisions along the way.
profound comfortable
I have profound respect for Sacha Baron Cohen, but Borat is not a particularly comfortable movie for me to sit through.