--- title: "15 Way Quotes By Ed Helms" description: "15 Way quotes by Ed Helms. Plus more from Ed Helms and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77b/ed-helms-4996_conflict_improvisation-is-about-finding-the-best_587132.png" --- > [Improvisation is about finding the best joke or the silliest way to get something across. Improvising conflict is always fun because you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/improvisation-is-about-finding-the-best-joke-or-the-silliest-way-to/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77b/ed-helms-4996_conflict_improvisation-is-about-finding-the-best_587132.png) > [I wish there was a way to know you were in the good old days before you actually left them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/i-wish-there-was-a-way-to-know-you-were-in-the-good-old-days-before/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c48/ed-helms-4996_good-old-days_i-wish-there-was-a-way-to-know-you-were_1259949.png) > [ I told personal stories the way \[Bill\] Cosby would spin a yarn for ten minutes. I think in hindsight it works better… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/i-told-personal-stories-the-way-bill-cosby-would-spin-a-yarn-for-ten/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/232/ed-helms-4996_bills_i-told-personal-stories-the-way-bill-cos_2099119.png) > [I loved the show Lost, in part because the writers were so nimble in how they would take things from previous episodes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/i-loved-the-show-lost-in-part-because-the-writers-were-so-nimble-in/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/494/ed-helms-4996_elegant_i-loved-the-show-lost-in-part-because-th_2958490.png) > [I mean the fun part about when Andy Bernard sings on The Office is he usually embellishes the songs in fun, stupid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/i-mean-the-fun-part-about-when-andy-bernard-sings-on-the-office-is-he/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27a/ed-helms-4996_fun_i-mean-the-fun-part-about-when-andy-bern_2543410.png) > [As an editor, you're constantly dealing with the best way to convey an exchange between two people. So when I'm shooting that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/as-an-editor-you-re-constantly-dealing-with-the-best-way-to-convey-an/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec8/ed-helms-4996_best-way_as-an-editor-you-re-constantly-dealing-w_438978.jpg) > [ We spent six weeks there \[in Vegas\]. The only thing crazy that I did was shoot that movie \[The Hangovers\]. The stuff… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/we-spent-six-weeks-there-in-vegas-the-only-thing-crazy-that-i-did-was/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e91/ed-helms-4996_crazy_we-spent-six-weeks-there-in-vegas-the-on_2402525.png) > [ I mean they \[ Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis\] are both just really good guys and also they're both extremely funny in very… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/i-mean-they-bradley-cooper-zach-galifianakis-are-both-just-really/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ca/ed-helms-4996_awful_i-mean-they-bradley-cooper-zach-galifian_565259.jpg) > [As an actor, you can really play the intensity and gravity and seriousness of the moment, and just rely on the circumstances…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/as-an-actor-you-can-really-play-the-intensity-and-gravity-and/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/976/ed-helms-4996_actor_as-an-actor-you-can-really-play-the-inte_464488.png) > [February is a month of months, and there is one special day: Valentine's Day on the 14th. I know it's still a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/february-is-a-month-of-months-and-there-is-one-special-day-valentine/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b0/ed-helms-4996_apartment_february-is-a-month-of-months-and-there_3183579.png) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/it-s-incredibly-fun-to-play-someone-that-you-don-t-like-it-exorcises/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e60/ed-helms-4996_about_it-s-incredibly-fun-to-play-someone-that_2519833.png) > [You make adjustments according to the specifics of the character.It's something I feel like a lot of my comedic heroes have always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/you-make-adjustments-according-to-the-specifics-of-the-character-it-s/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/130/ed-helms-4996_adjustment_you-make-adjustments-according-to-the-sp_3071920.jpg) > [ A lot of kind of like the way that Andy \[Bernard\] talks, you know, the writers pick up on those things -… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/a-lot-of-kind-of-like-the-way-that-andy-bernard-talks-you-know-the/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13d/ed-helms-4996_feels_a-lot-of-kind-of-like-the-way-that-andy_1477599.png) > [ It's a fascinating culture \[the South in the Civil War period\] and so rife with comedic possibilities. And not in a way… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/it-s-a-fascinating-culture-the-south-in-the-civil-war-period-and-so/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f63/ed-helms-4996_celebration_it-s-a-fascinating-culture-the-south-in_1370716.jpg) > [ No one employed \[ chaos\] better than Jim Henson, by the way, on The Muppets. He had all these chicken Muppets that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/no-one-employed-chaos-better-than-jim-henson-by-the-way-on-the/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b3/ed-helms-4996_chaos_no-one-employed-chaos-better-than-jim-he_1233796.png) ## Other authors on Way ## More by Ed Helms > [First there was the New Hampshire primary, and we had nearly a year leading up to it. And now, look! Three primaries in one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/first-there-was-the-new-hampshire-primary-and-we-had-nearly-a-year/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) > [The biggest thing that comes out of improv that gets built on is just character traits. You know, for me the singing was born…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/the-biggest-thing-that-comes-out-of-improv-that-gets-built-on-is-just/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/when-you-re-playing-a-fictional-character-reacting-to-the-real-world/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) > [ It was never tough \[ being the new guy\]. It's just the warmest group of people \[The Office stuff\] you could ever hope to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/it-was-never-tough-being-the-new-guy-it-s-just-the-warmest-group-of/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) > [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/what-s-cool-is-that-in-the-story-of-the-movie-the-hangover-our/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/sometimes-you-just-create-a-joke-out-of-thin-air-in-the-editing-room/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) > [I love travel. I love to go spend time in new places. And even though I got horribly sick in Thailand, and it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/i-love-travel-i-love-to-go-spend-time-in-new-places-and-even-though-i/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) > [ One of the biggest breaks we had actually, one of the biggest, the hardest I laughed on the movie \[The Hangover\] was the baby… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/one-of-the-biggest-breaks-we-had-actually-one-of-the-biggest-the/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) > [ Todd \[Phillips\] doesn't care. That's part of his genius as a director, he will say anything to anybody. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/todd-phillips-doesn-t-care-that-s-part-of-his-genius-as-a-director-he/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) > [So long as your desire to explore is greater than your desire to not screw up, you're on the right track.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/so-long-as-your-desire-to-explore-is-greater-than-your-desire-to-not/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) > [People now genuinely respond to it and associate me with music. It's really fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/people-now-genuinely-respond-to-it-and-associate-me-with-music-it-s/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) > [I'm a very jaded and cynical person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/i-m-a-very-jaded-and-cynical-person/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) > [When you're in New York City or Los Angeles, even if you're not dealing with show business, there's still this sense that it's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/when-you-re-in-new-york-city-or-los-angeles-even-if-you-re-not/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) > [That's actually a rare thing to be on a set full of people that you admire and make you laugh all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/that-s-actually-a-rare-thing-to-be-on-a-set-full-of-people-that-you/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) > [People who grew up in New York City or Los Angeles tend not to even understand what goes on in the rest of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/people-who-grew-up-in-new-york-city-or-los-angeles-tend-not-to-even/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/way/ed-helms/#itemlist", "name": "15 Way Quotes By Ed Helms", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Improvisation is about finding the best joke or the silliest way to get something across. 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