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    9 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Bill Hader

    From SNL to his new movie, The Skeleton Twins, he's learned a lot along the way.

    Bill Hader stopped by AOL offices to discuss his new movie, The Skeleton Twins, which co-stars one of his favorite people, Kristen Wiig.

    1. On what he thinks makes a good director: "Good directors give short and specific instructions to their actors."

    2. On improvising during filming: "The director told Kristen and I to 'make each other laugh.'"

    3. On improvising during the more serious scenes during the movie: "They wrote it so beautifully that we didn't want to mess with it at all."

    4. On becoming his character, Milo, a gay man: "My director (Craig Johnson) told me: 'Don't try to iron out the gayness of this guy.' I was afraid of being too stereotypical with my actions."

    5. On the lip-sync scene in The Skeleton Twins: "It was originally going to be 'Hold On,' but then a little movie called Bridesmaids came along..."

    If you don't know the scene from Kristen's movie, watch it here:

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    And watch what it turned into here:

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    6. On Grantland's best SNL cast member bracket: "Women were always the quarterbacks and doing the best work."

    7. On his time as a PA for Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy: "It seemed so rinkidink as a film!"

    8. On playing bass guitar during a sketch where Dave Grohl played drums, his favorite memory from SNL: "I was on a high for like two months!"

    9. On where Stefon is now: "Asleep on the corner of 23rd and 9th."

    Is this true, Stefon?

    Thanks for being awesome, Bill! In addition to his hysterical characters on SNL, audiences can now enjoy a more dramatic performance from both him and Kristen in The Skeleton Twins.