I wish there was a way to know you were in the good old days before you actually left them. — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
Improvisation is about finding the best joke or the silliest way to get something across. Improvising conflict is always fun because you… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
No one employed [ chaos] better than Jim Henson, by the way, on The Muppets. He had all these chicken Muppets that… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
A lot of kind of like the way that Andy [Bernard] talks, you know, the writers pick up on those things -… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
It's a fascinating culture [the South in the Civil War period] and so rife with comedic possibilities. And not in a way… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
I mean they [ Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis] are both just really good guys and also they're both extremely funny in very… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
As an actor, you can really play the intensity and gravity and seriousness of the moment, and just rely on the circumstances… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
As an editor, you're constantly dealing with the best way to convey an exchange between two people. So when I'm shooting that,… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
I told personal stories the way [Bill] Cosby would spin a yarn for ten minutes. I think in hindsight it works better… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
It's incredibly fun to play someone that you don't like. It exorcises your own demons in a way. It's cathartic. We all… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
February is a month of months, and there is one special day: Valentine's Day on the 14th. I know it's still a… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
We spent six weeks there [in Vegas]. The only thing crazy that I did was shoot that movie [The Hangovers]. The stuff… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
I mean the fun part about when Andy Bernard sings on The Office is he usually embellishes the songs in fun, stupid… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
I loved the show Lost, in part because the writers were so nimble in how they would take things from previous episodes,… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
You make adjustments according to the specifics of the character.It's something I feel like a lot of my comedic heroes have always… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
First there was the New Hampshire primary, and we had nearly a year leading up to it. And now, look! Three primaries in one… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
The biggest thing that comes out of improv that gets built on is just character traits. You know, for me the singing was born… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
When you're playing a fictional character reacting to the real world, it's incredibly difficult and confusing and kind of messes with your values a… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
It was never tough [ being the new guy]. It's just the warmest group of people [The Office stuff] you could ever hope to… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
What's cool is that in the story of the movie [The Hangover] our characters are also really kind of getting to know each other… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
Sometimes you just create a joke out of thin air in the editing room. I'm really glad I've had that experience. It gives me… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
I love travel. I love to go spend time in new places. And even though I got horribly sick in Thailand, and it was… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
One of the biggest breaks we had actually, one of the biggest, the hardest I laughed on the movie [The Hangover] was the baby… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
Todd [Phillips] doesn't care. That's part of his genius as a director, he will say anything to anybody. — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
So long as your desire to explore is greater than your desire to not screw up, you're on the right track. — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
People now genuinely respond to it and associate me with music. It's really fun. — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
![“No one employed [ chaos] better than Jim Henson, by the way, on The Muppets. He had all these chicken Muppets that just brought in the most glorious chaos to whatever scene they were a part of.” quote by Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8b3/ed-helms-4996_chaos_no-one-employed-chaos-better-than-jim-he_1233796.jpg)
![“A lot of kind of like the way that Andy [Bernard] talks, you know, the writers pick up on those things - little moments that I inject and then they start to write it in later. It's hard to say if a whole storyline is spun out of an improv. I feel like it has happened on The Office, I just can't…” quote by Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/13d/ed-helms-4996_feels_a-lot-of-kind-of-like-the-way-that-andy_1477599.jpg)
![“It's a fascinating culture [the South in the Civil War period] and so rife with comedic possibilities. And not in a way that...I have no intention of making fun of re-enactors. I think it's more just a celebration of their passion and enthusiasm, which is so infectious and maybe at times a little…” quote by Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f63/ed-helms-4996_celebration_it-s-a-fascinating-culture-the-south-in_1370716.jpg)
![“I mean they [ Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis] are both just really good guys and also they're both extremely funny in very unique ways. We made each other laugh an awful lot, and that goes a long way. And we also went through some hard times. I mean it was hard to make this movie [The Hangover].” quote by Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2ca/ed-helms-4996_awful_i-mean-they-bradley-cooper-zach-galifian_565259.jpg)
![“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.” quote by Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/232/ed-helms-4996_bills_i-told-personal-stories-the-way-bill-cos_2099119.jpg)
![“We spent six weeks there [in Vegas]. The only thing crazy that I did was shoot that movie [The Hangovers]. The stuff in that movie is way crazier than anything I might have done, drunk one night in Vegas. I mean we did it for real in the movie, so that's as crazy as it got.” quote by Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e91/ed-helms-4996_crazy_we-spent-six-weeks-there-in-vegas-the-on_2402525.jpg)
![“It was never tough [ being the new guy]. It's just the warmest group of people [The Office stuff] you could ever hope to work with.” quote by Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/db3/ed-helms-4996_groups_it-was-never-tough-being-the-new-guy-it_58694.jpg)
![“What's cool is that in the story of the movie [The Hangover] our characters are also really kind of getting to know each other and bonding over the course of the movie. And I think you're seeing a real, a literal sort of friendship growing both in us as actors and on screen as characters.” quote by Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c78/ed-helms-4996_actors_what-s-cool-is-that-in-the-story-of-the_73568.jpg)
![“One of the biggest breaks we had actually, one of the biggest, the hardest I laughed on the movie [The Hangover] was the baby was just doing ridiculous things and making hilarious faces. But I'm sitting there and I'm supposed to be having this exchange with Zach [ Galifianakis] and the baby is…” quote by Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/bcc/ed-helms-4996_acting_one-of-the-biggest-breaks-we-had-actuall_193069.jpg)
![“Todd [Phillips] doesn't care. That's part of his genius as a director, he will say anything to anybody.” quote by Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/62b/ed-helms-4996_care_todd-phillips-doesn-t-care-that-s-part-o_199827.jpg)
