--- title: "8 Got Quotes By Bill Hader" description: "8 Got quotes by Bill Hader. Plus more from Bill Hader and more Got sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/154/bill-hader-2662_city_i-was-at-second-city-l-a-going-through-t_683417.jpg" --- > [I was at Second City L.A., going through the conservatory, and I graduated in 2004 and I got 'SNL' in 2005.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/i-was-at-second-city-l-a-going-through-the-conservatory-and-i/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/154/bill-hader-2662_city_i-was-at-second-city-l-a-going-through-t_683417.jpg) > [When I got to 'Saturday Night Live,' it was a lot like going from pre-school to Harvard, and it took a long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/when-i-got-to-saturday-night-live-it-was-a-lot-like-going-from-pre/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03e/bill-hader-2662_figure_when-i-got-to-saturday-night-live-it-was_1259235.jpg) > [I'm crazy lucky. I was trying to be a filmmaker. I was doing Second City classes as a way to be creative.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/i-m-crazy-lucky-i-was-trying-to-be-a-filmmaker-i-was-doing-second/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b13/bill-hader-2662_america_i-m-crazy-lucky-i-was-trying-to-be-a-fil_1615597.jpg) > [My wife and I got to go onstage at a Flaming Lips concert at Webster Hall once. We dressed up like Scientology…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/my-wife-and-i-got-to-go-onstage-at-a-flaming-lips-concert-at-webster/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/101/bill-hader-2662_alien_my-wife-and-i-got-to-go-onstage-at-a-fla_1837423.jpg) > [I worked at a movie theater in Tempe, Arizona, when I went to community college there. And I got fired because a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/i-worked-at-a-movie-theater-in-tempe-arizona-when-i-went-to-community/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e4/bill-hader-2662_arizona_i-worked-at-a-movie-theater-in-tempe-ari_2012343.jpg) > [I started 'SNL,' and I became the one who did impressions. I did that, but then I wanted to get an original…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/i-started-snl-and-i-became-the-one-who-did-impressions-i-did-that-but/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b1/bill-hader-2662_alien_i-started-snl-and-i-became-the-one-who-d_2664041.jpg) > [I got invited to the Playboy Mansion with the Lonely Island guys after their first season on 'SNL,' and I sat in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/i-got-invited-to-the-playboy-mansion-with-the-lonely-island-guys/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f0/bill-hader-2662_about_i-got-invited-to-the-playboy-mansion-wit_2734506.jpg) > [To be totally honest? I don't know if I'll keep doing more impressions. People told me I had a facility for it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/to-be-totally-honest-i-don-t-know-if-i-ll-keep-doing-more-impressions/) [Bill Hader](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-hader/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aac/bill-hader-2662_cast_to-be-totally-honest-i-don-t-know-if-i-l_2761305.jpg) ## Other authors on Got ## 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/got/bill-hader/#itemlist", "name": "8 Got Quotes By Bill Hader", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was at Second City L.A., going through the conservatory, and I graduated in 2004 and I got 'SNL' in 2005.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bill Hader" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/i-was-at-second-city-l-a-going-through-the-conservatory-and-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/154/bill-hader-2662_city_i-was-at-second-city-l-a-going-through-t_683417.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/154/bill-hader-2662_city_i-was-at-second-city-l-a-going-through-t_683417.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/154/bill-hader-2662_city_i-was-at-second-city-l-a-going-through-t_683417.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was at Second City L.A., going through the conservatory, and I graduated in 2004 and I got 'SNL' in 2005.” — Bill Hader", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I got to 'Saturday Night Live,' it was a lot like going from pre-school to Harvard, and it took a long time to figure stuff out.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bill Hader" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-hader/when-i-got-to-saturday-night-live-it-was-a-lot-like-going-from-pre/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03e/bill-hader-2662_figure_when-i-got-to-saturday-night-live-it-was_1259235.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03e/bill-hader-2662_figure_when-i-got-to-saturday-night-live-it-was_1259235.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03e/bill-hader-2662_figure_when-i-got-to-saturday-night-live-it-was_1259235.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I got to 'Saturday Night Live,' it was a lot like going from pre-school to Harvard, and it took a long…” — Bill Hader", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm crazy lucky. 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