Awful Quote by Ed Helms
![“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 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].”
About This Quote
Source Interview: The Hangover Promotion, 2009
Two actors bond through humor and shared hardship, highlighting friendship’s role in creative work.
In simple terms: Friendship and humor help survive tough times.
Key Takeaway
Cultivate supportive, funny relationships.
Themes
friendship
humor
collaboration
resilience
Mood
lighthearted
insightful
Type
celebratory
reflective
When to use this quote
- film set
- long‑term projects
- stress relief
Key Concepts
creative process
emotional support
team dynamics
Questions to Reflect On
- How does humor affect teamwork?
- When does levity become avoidance?
A Different Perspective
Humor may mask deeper issues.
![“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)
![“The piano song that I do in the movie [The Hangover], it's a great example, that was never - that wasn't in the script.” quote by Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3b4/ed-helms-4996_example_the-piano-song-that-i-do-in-the-movie-th_1468296.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/img-quotes/f2b/ed-helms-4996_dvds_almost-everything-is-in-the-movie-the-ha_3027766.jpg)
![“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/img-quotes/599/ed-helms-4996_bits_i-was-just-fooling-around-with-the-piano_858074.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)
![“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/img-quotes/694/ed-helms-4996_acquaintance_when-we-were-not-shooting-the-hangover-w_1223550.jpg)
![“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/img-quotes/dbf/ed-helms-4996_behinds_the-scene-in-the-hangover-where-the-tige_379393.jpg)
![“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/img-quotes/a5a/ed-helms-4996_environment_we-played-around-and-improvised-a-ton-in_496291.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)
![“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)
