I think that's the thing I learned at 'Saturday Night Live' - any time I would try and strategize, I would always, always fall on my face. Things worked out when I tried to make it about what I was feeling at that moment and what I was into in that moment of my life.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of authenticity and being true to one's feelings rather than overthinking or strategizing.
Bill Hader reflects on his experiences at 'Saturday Night Live', sharing that the moments when he found success were not due to strategizing or planning but rather when he focused on being genuine and expressing what he truly felt. This insight suggests that authenticity can lead to greater success and fulfillment in creative endeavors.
In practice
This quote is perfect to inspire creativity during a brainstorming session.
I'm crazy lucky. I was trying to be a filmmaker. I was doing Second City classes as a way to be creative. I was a PA for a long time. I was working as an assistant editor on 'Iron Chef America' when I got 'SNL.' It was one of those situations where you're concentrating in one thing and the peripheral thing popped.
the knowledge of impermanence that haunts our days is their very fragrance.
Ignorance of one's misfortunes is clear gain.
It's up to you how you waste your time and money. I'm staying here to read: life's too short.
Unless you're involved with thinking about what you're doing, you end up doing the same thing over and over, and that becomes tedious and, in the end, defeating.
That is what the intuition is for: it is the direct messenger of the soul.
When someone beats a rug, the blows are not against the rug, but against the dust in it.
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