Interview: Bill Hader Talks Making 'Trainwreck,' Lessons Learned From Pixar, And More

There’s a fair chance that if you check the credits of your latest favorite TV show, video game, or film, Bill Hader’s name is listed somewhere. Jumping from an improv background to “SNL” to a slate of comedic and dramatic characters (“The Skeleton Twins”, “Inside Out”), Hader has proven himself a versatile, essential performer and mind for writers and directors to use when building material. In “Trainwreck” (our review), Amy Schumer and director Judd Apatow tapped Hader to handle new territory, however – the leading man role in a romantic comedy, and the straight part role opposite Schumer’s outlandish character.

It’s a balance that Hader successfully finds with Schumer and Apatow at the helm--alongside a believable romantic chemistry as well--and we discussed that aspect in-depth when we chatted to him recently in Los Angeles. Being a huge film fan himself, we also hit on the genre expectations of romantic comedies, his recent roles, and what he learned while working at Pixar...