I was a production assistant in the post department on 'The Surreal Life.' And it's been reported before that I was an assistant editor on 'The Surreal Life.' That is not true. Bill Hader assistantdepartmenteditor Change image and share on social
Everything is so tech now; everyone is so connected that way. Bill Hader connecttech Change image and share on social
I started 'SNL,' and I became the one who did impressions. I did that, but then I wanted to get an original character on, and that took a long time to get one on that stuck. And then I got Vinny Vedecci on - 'Oh great' - and then it took a couple more seasons to get Greg the Alien on. You have to have some patience. Bill Hader aliencharactercouple share on social
People ask me, 'Did you always want to be on SNL?' No, actually, it never crossed my mind. It didn't even seem possible. It would've been like saying, 'Hey, do you wanna go to the moon?' Bill Hader crosshavehey Change image and share on social
In the U.S., it's like, you start with a great script, and then on set - not everybody, but definitely in the Apatow group - you go off, and you're improvising on camera. So while you're on camera, you're saying things that no one else has ever heard before during the actual take. Bill Hader actualapatowcamera share on social
Jon Ronson makes me laugh. I've read all of his books. Bill Hader bookhavejon Change image and share on social
You learn quickly at 'SNL' you get in trouble if you compare yourself to other people, where they're at, or what other people had done before you. Bill Hader comparelearnpeople Change image and share on social
'Vanity Fair' did this grid thing a couple years ago, connecting people who've worked together, and I had the most branches on it or whatever, because I'd worked with so-and-so and so-and-so worked with so-and-so, and I was kind of in the middle. Bill Hader agobranchconnect share on social
My wife and I got to go onstage at a Flaming Lips concert at Webster Hall once. We dressed up like Scientology aliens and danced around. We had a shootout onstage with Santa Claus. Bill Hader alienclausconcert Change image and share on social