The biggest thing that comes out of improv that gets built on is just character traits. You know, for me the singing… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
This may come as a surprise, given the nature of my job, but I am very guarded and contemplative. I'm not a… — Ed Helms Boisterous Copy Share Image
The Daily Show was an incredible training ground for that kind of thing. It was all about discipline and generating material constantly. — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
There really aren't any deletes [in The Hanover movie]. There's like one or two deleted scenes but they're not important or meaningful… — Ed Helms Film Copy Share Image
There is something beautiful in the mundane if you take enough microscope to it and focus in on something that seems innocuous… — Ed Helms Beautiful Copy Share Image
As a hobbyist, there's something about miniature anything that captures my imagination. — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
Vulnerability is huge. I love to see that in characters. It's something I feel like a lot of my comedic heroes have… — Ed Helms Characters Copy Share Image
It's kind of hard to win most elections on anti-family, immorality, and Satan-worship. — Ed Helms Democracy Copy Share Image
You take a vacation to a place like Thailand and you're ready for the excitement of something new and foreign. But when… — Ed Helms Excitement 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
I feel like I'm worried about my later years in life because I feel like I'm using up so much good karma… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
With the tiger you're always on edge, and you always have to keep your distance. The monkey is far less threatening so… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
Let's just say it was damn hard [to make the Hangover]. I've got the bumps and bruises to show for it. It's… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
It's incredible how big a part of my acting career music has become. I get asked about it all the time, and… — Ed Helms Acting Copy Share Image
I'm sure I cause just as much consternation for editors as any other actor, it definitely makes me feel more comfortable understanding… — Ed Helms Actors Copy Share Image
I lived in New York for 10 years, I loved it, I never second-guessed it. There were definitely times when I thought,… — Ed Helms Center of the universe 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
We played around and improvised a ton [in The Hangover], and I think it's hard to say at this point what's what.… — Ed Helms Environment Copy Share Image
The scene [in The Hangover] where the tiger actually pops up behind us, that's actually a Jim Henson tiger puppet. The Jim… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
It's a very collaborative environment [making The Office]. We always do takes of how it's scripted, but then we also mix it… — Ed Helms Environment Copy Share Image
We did some camera tests blacking it out, we made a prosthetic with a gap in it, but that made me look… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
I was just fooling around with the piano and Todd [Phillips] was like, 'Hey there's a great spot in the movie [The… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
When we were not shooting [The Hangover] we were sleeping, so pretty much every waking moment we spent together. And, you know,… — Ed Helms Acquaintance Copy Share Image
I'm glad to always have that connection to a part of the country that doesn't really have anything to do with what… — Ed Helms Atlanta Copy Share Image
Who among us wouldn't rush out and buy a Pepsi if we thought it would make the Osborne's disappear? — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
Working on The Daily Show, I co-produced all those field segments, and that's another huge thing.I probably did more than 100 field… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
I think that music at inappropriate times with inappropriate volumes can be the funniest thing ever. — 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… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
I've been to Indonesia, but I've never been to Thailand. I hear the people are lovely, the food is delicious, and that… — 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… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
I grew up in Georgia and I think if you're raised in the South it's where a lot of the war was… — Ed Helms Civil war 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 Elegant Copy Share Image
Don't be afraid of fear. Because it sharpens you, it challenges you, it makes you stronger; and when you run away from… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
Almost everything is in the movie [The Hangover]. I think the fun little Easter eggs on the DVD will be sort of… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
When I was 15 I lost a tooth and had an implant put in. Cut to 20 years later, I'm doing this… — Ed Helms Character 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, I'm… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
My friend and I sang an a cappella rendition of Extreme's 'More Than Words' at one of our football pep rallies in… — Ed Helms Daring 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 Fun Copy Share Image
April is tax month. If you are having trouble filing your taxes, then you should hire an accountant. They'll give you the… — Ed Helms Advice Copy Share Image
People who grew up in New York City or Los Angeles tend not to even understand what goes on in the rest… — Ed Helms Cities Copy Share Image
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![“We played around and improvised a ton [in The Hangover], and I think it's hard to say at this point what's what. Gosh, I wouldn't even know how to take a stab at it. The script was so good that we really didn't need to improvise very much, but I think we just found a lot of moments on the set…” quote by Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5a/ed-helms-4996_environment_we-played-around-and-improvised-a-ton-in_496291.png)
![“The scene [in The Hangover] where the tiger actually pops up behind us, that's actually a Jim Henson tiger puppet. The Jim Henson Company actually supplied that tiger. And it's really cool. Its entire face moves. It has like all these little motors in its eyebrows and cheeks and mouth. It was…” quote by Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbf/ed-helms-4996_behinds_the-scene-in-the-hangover-where-the-tige_379393.png)
![“It's a very collaborative environment [making The Office]. We always do takes of how it's scripted, but then we also mix it up a lot too. And it's kind of a crapshoot, you never know which one... I mean a lot of time improvisation doesn't go anywhere and it's not good at all but, so what was…” quote by Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41b/ed-helms-4996_environment_it-s-a-very-collaborative-environment-ma_1987105.png)
![“I was just fooling around with the piano and Todd [Phillips] was like, 'Hey there's a great spot in the movie [The Hangover] where we need a little bit of a breath in the narrative. You should write a song and stick it in there.' And I was like, 'Well, what should the song be about?' And he said…” quote by Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/599/ed-helms-4996_bits_i-was-just-fooling-around-with-the-piano_858074.jpg)
![“When we were not shooting [The Hangover] we were sleeping, so pretty much every waking moment we spent together. And, you know, Bradley [Cooper], Zach [Galifianakis] and I were acquaintances before the movie started but we became good friends very quickly and spent so much time together that it…” quote by Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/694/ed-helms-4996_acquaintance_when-we-were-not-shooting-the-hangover-w_1223550.png)
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![“I grew up in Georgia and I think if you're raised in the South it's where a lot of the war was fought, and it's just more present in the sort of psyche of the South. So I've always just been interested and sort of fascinated by [Civil War].” quote by Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fa/ed-helms-4996_civil-war_i-grew-up-in-georgia-and-i-think-if-you_1076920.jpg)
![“Almost everything is in the movie [The Hangover]. I think the fun little Easter eggs on the DVD will be sort of the gag reel stuff. There's a lot of takes we just couldn't get through.We were laughing.” quote by Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2b/ed-helms-4996_dvds_almost-everything-is-in-the-movie-the-ha_3027766.png)
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