Bill Hader says unacceptable Star Wars fan encounter made him stop signing autographs

Bill Hader has shared a “f***ed up” experience that caused him to stop signing autographs for fans.

The actor and creator of HBO’s dark comedy Barry finds himself the source of may autograph requests due to being listed as one of the voices of BB-8 in Star Wars film The Force Awakens.

However, after one encounter in 2015, he decided he would no longer sign things.

“Autograph people don’t like me; I won’t sign things,” Hader told the Happy Sad Confused podcast.

Elaborating on why, the actor and former SNL comedian said: “You know what it was? I 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.

“I 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, ‘Go over there so he’ll sign it so I can sell it online.’”

Hader said he told the man “that’s f***ed up”, adding: “So now, I just kind of blanket, like, I’m not signing any of this s***.”

He also said it was “sweet” that Force Awakens director JJ Abrams even gave him a credit for BB-8, as some of the “voice stuff” he did for the character “didn’t work”.

“The reason he hasn’t had me come back is because anybody can do that,” Hader, said, adding: “It’s like a machine that you can operate.”

During a recent interview withThe Independent, Hader named the one SNL character he won’t play again after “offending” a viewer – and backtracked on his suggestio he would retire the role of gay nightclub guide Stefon.

Barry season four is currently available to stream on NOW.