“Todd [Phillips] doesn't care. That's part of his genius as a director, he will say anything to anybody.” Quote by Ed Helms
“They [Mike Tyson and Todd Phillips] actually struck up a really pretty incredible chemistry, those two, and I think they really trusted each other.” ThinkingTwoIncrediblesChemistryTrustedMikeTysonReally Pretty Author:Ed Helms
“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. It's really cool when you get onto the set of a movie and you start shooting the scenes and you start to actually incorporate the environment.” ThinkingKnowsNeedsHardMomentsFoundKnow HowEnvironmentSceneScriptsShootingReally CoolHangover Author:Ed Helms
“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.” SongExampleScriptsPianoHangover Author:Ed Helms
“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, 'The tiger.' 'Oh, okay.' So I went off and I wrote this song. I came back and Todd and I tinkered with it a little more and then we shot it right then. It all happened in a day.” NeedsShouldWritingWellsLittlesSaidSongBitsHappenedLittle BitShotsOkayBreathsSticksSpotsHeyNarrativePianoTigersHangoverFooling Around Author:Ed Helms
“The Daily Show was an incredible training ground for that kind of thing. It was all about discipline and generating material constantly.” KindShowsMaterialsDisciplineTrainingIncrediblesDaily Show Author:Ed Helms
“I mean the fun part about when Andy Bernard sings on The Office is he usually embellishes the songs in fun, stupid ways. That's just something that I do in life, like in the shower or whatever. So a lot of that stuff is pretty spontaneous.” WayMeanSongFunStuffStupidOfficeShowersSpontaneous Author:Ed Helms
“It's incredible how big a part of my acting career music has become. I get asked about it all the time, and I love it. It's one of my favorite things, and I'm so glad that I get to sort of work that in.” BigsActingCareersIncrediblesMy FavoriteGladFavorites Things Author:Ed Helms
“People now genuinely respond to it and associate me with music. It's really fun.” PeopleFunAssociates Author:Ed Helms
“I'm working on a script right about Civil War re-enactors who go back in time to the actual Civil War. It's kind of a big, crazy Back to the Future comedy. So, of course, it's the Civil War - I play the banjo. I was just having a conversation with one of the producers about some of the material and he was like, 'You know, we have to work in a scene where you play the banjo. And I was like I'll get behind that.” KnowsKindWarPlayBigsCoursesBehindsComedyCrazyMaterialsLike YouSceneConversationScriptsProducersCivil WarBack In TimeBanjosGo Back In Time Author:Ed Helms
“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].” IfsThinkingWarGrewGrew UpSouthRaisedCivil WarFascinatedGeorgiaRaised In The South Author:Ed Helms
