Cool things Quote by Ed Helms
![“[Mike Tyson] was fantastic. Well, here's the cool thing about Tyson. It turns out he's a huge fan of Old School, which was one of Todd Phillips' earlier movies. So he got to the set and he already liked Todd and he trusted Todd.” quote by Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cc2/ed-helms-4996_cool-things_mike-tyson-was-fantastic-well-here-s-the_1417961.jpg)
“[Mike Tyson] was fantastic. Well, here's the cool thing about Tyson. It turns out he's a huge fan of Old School, which was one of Todd Phillips' earlier movies. So he got to the set and he already liked Todd and he trusted Todd.”
About This Quote
Source Interview: Podcast with Ed Helms, 2023
Tyson admires Todd Phillips, showing how personal fandom can build trust in collaborations
In simple terms: Fans can create professional bridges
Key Takeaway
Leverage shared interests for teamwork
Themes
trust
collaboration
fandom
Mood
enthusiastic
optimistic
Type
anecdotal
motivational
When to use this quote
- film projects
- sports endorsements
- marketing campaigns
Key Concepts
networking
celebrity influence
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you balance admiration with professional assessment?
- What risks arise from trusting solely on personal taste?
A Different Perspective
Trust based solely on fandom may overlook competence
![“God bless him, I mean a lot of times you get non-actors on a set and they get really self-conscious, especially when doing something crazy like singing along with Phil Collins. They get sort of reserved and self-conscious. Mike [Tyson] completely trusted Todd [Phillips] and totally put everything…” quote by Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3df/ed-helms-4996_actors_god-bless-him-i-mean-a-lot-of-times-you_2993817.jpg)
![“They [Mike Tyson and Todd Phillips] actually struck up a really pretty incredible chemistry, those two, and I think they really trusted each other.” quote by Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/887/ed-helms-4996_chemistry_they-mike-tyson-and-todd-phillips-actual_2724333.jpg)
![“This word gets overused in describing actors but I think it applies to Mike [Tyson] in this case - he was totally fearless. He jumped in and played with us comedically and improvised a lot. A lot of jokes in those scenes with him are from him improvising.” quote by Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/10a/ed-helms-4996_actors_this-word-gets-overused-in-describing-ac_517777.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)
![“If he'd [Jesus] been a little more concerned for his own safety and well being he may have toned things down a little bit and probably at best he'd be remembered as a Rabbi who said some cool things but that nobody really reads anymore. There's tons of them.” quote by Brad Warner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/da4/brad-warner-3919_bits_if-he-d-jesus-been-a-little-more-concern_46874.jpg)
