3/1/2023 0 Comments Bill haderWhen you have a genuine sense of calm, the fun things come out that you weren’t expecting. I still knew all the stakes-that I could still mess up on national television-but I also had the feeling of, “So what if that happens? I’ll be OK, I’ll be alright.”īR: But did that feeling of calm make you feel passive or less creative?īH: The opposite. I immediately felt a clarity and a calmness. He taught me TM, which essentially is as simple as someone teaching you how to brush your teeth. I thought to myself, “I should try that.” I went to the TM center in Manhattan and met my teacher, Josh Pittman, who is one of the nicest guys in the world. I would be at a Whole Foods with my kids and they’d say, “Dad, why are you crying?” I was crying!īR: How did you hear about Transcendental Meditation?īH: I’m a big David Lynch fan and I happened to be listening to his audiobook of Catching the Big Fish when he talked about Transcendental Meditation. In fact, when I did the Stefon character, I would put my hands in front of my face because I was so nervous.īH: I had some friends who said, “You should take pills” or “Smoke this, man, you’ll be great.” But I said, “Uh, I don’t know.” So I tried taking Xanax and other stuff. I had massive panic attacks on every show and I wouldn’t sleep the night before, because I knew I was going to be live on national television and I felt so much pressure. ![]() Here, he sits down with his good friend Bob Roth to talk about how his five-year practice of Transcendental Meditation has helped him overcome a debilitating battle with anxiety and panic attacks, which were undermining a very promising career.īOB ROTH: You once said the first four years at Saturday Night Live weren’t fun for you. Hader is also a meditator and strong supporter of the David Lynch Foundation. ![]() Among his long list of honors and credits, he starred for eight seasons on NBC’s Saturday Night Live and is currently the co-creator and lead actor for HBO’s hit show Barry (for which he just won an Emmy Award for best lead actor in a comedy). Photo courtesy Hader is one of the funniest men in comedy today.
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