Despite receiving credit as a voice consultant for the role of BB-8, the ball-shaped robot in 2015âs Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Bill Hader admits he doesnât enjoy signing merchandise related to the character.Â
During a recent appearance on Josh Horowitzâs Happy Sad Confused podcast, Hader explained how his voice work for BB-8 indirectly resulted in him deciding to stop signing autographs for fans.Â
âI used to sign stuff, and then one time I saw somebody and they had their kid come up to me to sign a BB-8 thing and it was three in the morning,â the actor shared. âI was leaving the Inside Out premiere and then we went to an after-party thing and it was super late and this guy kept his kid up all night. [He] was like, âGo over there so heâll sign it so I can sell it online.ââ
âI was like, âThatâs fucked up,ââ Hader added. âSo now, I just kind of blanket, like, Iâm not signing any of this shit.â
Hader maintained that while he refrains from attaching his name to the Star Wars franchise, heâs more than appreciative about the opportunity awarded to him by J.J. Abrams.
âItâs very sweet that J.J. Abrams put my name on it, but I came in and did voice stuff for it that didnât work,â he explained. âThen, he brought me in later and said, âHey, do you want to do this.â It was like a ⊠talk box thing and then I did that. And the reason he hasnât had me come back is because anybody can do that. Itâs like a machine that you can operate.â
Watch Bill Haderâs full interview on the Happy Sad Confused podcast up top.Â