--- title: "11 Good Quotes By Bill Hader" description: "11 Good quotes by Bill Hader. Plus more from Bill Hader and more Good sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09e/bill-hader-2662_actor_good-directors-give-short-and-specific-i_3164749.jpg" --- > [Good directors give short and specific instructions to their actors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/good-directors-give-short-and-specific-instructions-to-their-actors/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09e/bill-hader-2662_actor_good-directors-give-short-and-specific-i_3164749.jpg) > [Fred Armisen does a pretty good me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/fred-armisen-does-a-pretty-good-me/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb2/bill-hader-2662_does_fred-armisen-does-a-pretty-good-me-66654_66654.jpg) > [David Sedaris is so good that it makes me mad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/david-sedaris-is-so-good-that-it-makes-me-mad/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/bill-hader-2662_david_david-sedaris-is-so-good-that-it-makes-m_1367846.jpg) > [My parents were supportive. I didn't have good grades, but they could tell I wasn't lazy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/my-parents-were-supportive-i-didn-t-have-good-grades-but-they-could/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d72/bill-hader-2662_could_my-parents-were-supportive-i-didn-t-have_3186866.jpg) > [You can be the lead in a movie just for the sake of being a lead in a movie, or you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/you-can-be-the-lead-in-a-movie-just-for-the-sake-of-being-a-lead-in-a/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f09/bill-hader-2662_being_you-can-be-the-lead-in-a-movie-just-for_233511.jpg) > [There's a movie called 'Pod People' that has a weird little anteater alien. That was a good alien.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/there-s-a-movie-called-pod-people-that-has-a-weird-little-anteater/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/405/bill-hader-2662_alien_there-s-a-movie-called-pod-people-that-h_1809890.jpg) > [I really liked John Candy in 'Planes, Trains & Automobiles.' He was so good in that movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/i-really-liked-john-candy-in-planes-trains-automobiles-he-was-so-good/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90c/bill-hader-2662_automobiles_i-really-liked-john-candy-in-planes-trai_2948875.jpg) > [I was never that good on stage with live improv. I was much better on film or writing something and then thinking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/i-was-never-that-good-on-stage-with-live-improv-i-was-much-better-on/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f8/bill-hader-2662_about_i-was-never-that-good-on-stage-with-live_645235.jpg) > [I remember I could do - I did Bart Simpson once on the bus. I did, like, a really good Bart Simpson…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/i-remember-i-could-do-i-did-bart-simpson-once-on-the-bus-i-did-like-a/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d6/bill-hader-2662_bart-simpson_i-remember-i-could-do-i-did-bart-simpson_3173719.jpg) > [Voices are a good way to get in and out of things. James Carville constantly calls my wife to say I'll be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/voices-are-a-good-way-to-get-in-and-out-of-things-james-carville/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95f/bill-hader-2662_al_voices-are-a-good-way-to-get-in-and-out_554651.jpg) > [I tried to get people at 'South Park' into 'Downton Abbey,' and it didn't work. I think they were like, 'Downton Abbey?'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/i-tried-to-get-people-at-south-park-into-downton-abbey-and-it-didn-t/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11b/bill-hader-2662_abbey_i-tried-to-get-people-at-south-park-into_1279616.jpg) ## Other authors on Good ## More by Bill Hader > [The first time I met James Franco, he was dressed like James Dean. He was James Dean, literally, filming a biopic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/the-first-time-i-met-james-franco-he-was-dressed-like-james-dean-he/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) > [Let's face it: I look pretty out of shape.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/let-s-face-it-i-look-pretty-out-of-shape/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/in-the-u-s-it-s-like-you-start-with-a-great-script-and-then-on-set/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) > [Fred Armisen does a pretty good me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/fred-armisen-does-a-pretty-good-me/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) > [I took Second City out of desperation, and that's what ended up working out. It shows that you should be doing a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/i-took-second-city-out-of-desperation-and-that-s-what-ended-up/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) > [When you're at your absolute, most exhausted... That's when you have to be at the top of your game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/when-you-re-at-your-absolute-most-exhausted-that-s-when-you-have-to/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) > [The idea of a Chicago band that wanted to sing songs about California is really funny. Having never been to California.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/the-idea-of-a-chicago-band-that-wanted-to-sing-songs-about-california/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/no-one-knows-anything-you-re-going-to-make-mistakes-and-you-re-going/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) > [George Saunders is a complete genius.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/george-saunders-is-a-complete-genius/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) > [I think that's the thing I learned at 'Saturday Night Live' - any time I would try and strategize, I would always, always fall…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/i-think-that-s-the-thing-i-learned-at-saturday-night-live-any-time-i/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/you-learn-quickly-at-snl-you-get-in-trouble-if-you-compare-yourself/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) > [Turns out typecasting is a real thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/turns-out-typecasting-is-a-real-thing/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) > [You can be the lead in a movie just for the sake of being a lead in a movie, or you can just be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/you-can-be-the-lead-in-a-movie-just-for-the-sake-of-being-a-lead-in-a/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) > [I learned a lot just watching people perform.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/i-learned-a-lot-just-watching-people-perform/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) > [Fred Willard still makes me laugh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/fred-willard-still-makes-me-laugh/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/good/bill-hader/#itemlist", "name": "11 Good Quotes By Bill Hader", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Good directors give short and specific instructions to their actors.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bill Hader" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/good-directors-give-short-and-specific-instructions-to-their-actors/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09e/bill-hader-2662_actor_good-directors-give-short-and-specific-i_3164749.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09e/bill-hader-2662_actor_good-directors-give-short-and-specific-i_3164749.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09e/bill-hader-2662_actor_good-directors-give-short-and-specific-i_3164749.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Good directors give short and specific instructions to their actors.” — Bill Hader", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Fred Armisen does a pretty good me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bill Hader" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/fred-armisen-does-a-pretty-good-me/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb2/bill-hader-2662_does_fred-armisen-does-a-pretty-good-me-66654_66654.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb2/bill-hader-2662_does_fred-armisen-does-a-pretty-good-me-66654_66654.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb2/bill-hader-2662_does_fred-armisen-does-a-pretty-good-me-66654_66654.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Fred Armisen does a pretty good me.” — Bill Hader", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "David Sedaris is so good that it makes me mad.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bill Hader" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/david-sedaris-is-so-good-that-it-makes-me-mad/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/bill-hader-2662_david_david-sedaris-is-so-good-that-it-makes-m_1367846.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/bill-hader-2662_david_david-sedaris-is-so-good-that-it-makes-m_1367846.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/936/bill-hader-2662_david_david-sedaris-is-so-good-that-it-makes-m_1367846.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“David Sedaris is so good that it makes me mad.” — Bill Hader", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My parents were supportive. 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