Things to ask Bill Hader instead of “Going back to your SNL days…” or “How did you come up with the premise of Barry?”
Will we ever see bloopers from Barry? Or an extensive behind the scenes footage?
When you see a scene in your head, do you also see colors and hear music specifically tied to the plot?
Has playing Barry affected you in any way? Is it more cathartic or difficult/depressing to tap into the darkness and violence?
Explain the color symbolism of Barry
Describe your inspirations for the color lighting in Barry
How did you come up with Barry’s surname and stage name?
Why are many names used in the show connected to the color red?
What is Noho Hank’s real name?
What was Barry’s dad like? Was he also a hitman working for Fuches?
When exactly did Barry’s dad die?
What about Barry’s mom? What happened to her?
Did Fuches manipulate Barry into joining the army?
What would happen if Fuches never got Barry released from the hospital in Europe and never made him a hitman?
What was Barry’s personality before the war like? Was he more like Barry Berkman or Barry Block?
What mental diagnoses do you personally see in Barry?
Did Barry save Albert in the end? How?
Will a later season get back to the KIA bracelet Barry wears in S1?
Do you think Barry has ever tried to commit suicide?
Do the costume colors have a deeper meaning?
Will we ever see Hank and Sally or Hank and Gene or Fuches and Sally interact?
You often say that you play Barry with intuition/instinct and don’t think about it in advance. Was your decision to make Barry very gentle and loving to Sally and showing this affection in detail in many scenes planned to make his character scarier or was it just your intuition while acting?
What do you think is the funniest scene/line of the show?
Which scene are you the most proud of as an actor and as a director?
Has the show and your dream of becoming a director coming true changed you? Are you e.g. more confident now?
You missed an amazing opportunity of playing mmm whatcha say after shooting in a scene or saying “that’s when she snapped” before Sally’s monologue, any thoughts about that?
Will the Eric/Jermaine story line (about Eric being a psycho) continue in later seasons?
Who decided that Noho Hank should have a fox mug? Do foxes have a deeper meaning in the show (Fuches, fox mug)
Why does Barry not know very famous movies but he knows who Jason Bourne is?
And why does he have specifically Jon Hamm in a daydream?
What happened to Lily after the events of ronny/lily?
Why did Goran have a cutout of himself in his garage?
