The Emmy-winning actor says Tina Fey and Lorne Michaels pushed him to tackle the now iconic portrayal.
I just didn’t want to play him.
But Tina and Lorne pushed me, so I finally said yes."

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And they didn’t put the money in escrow.
And I think to myself, ‘What if I hadn’t done that?’…
It’s turned out to be this incredible opportunity."
I didn’t think about it I just did it.
Now I should probably tell people, ‘I worked on it for months,'" he explains.
“People ask me, ‘What is your whole gag?’
But she’s a great actress.
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