"I was way too intense, and I think I robbed myself of some fun that I could have had," said O'Brien, who worked as a writer on SNL for three years.

Conan O’Brien welcomed Tom Hanks onto the latest episode of the “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend” podcast and told the Oscar winner about one of his biggest career regrets: Being way too intense during his brief stint as a writer on “Saturday Night Live.

The comedian is thankful for his time as a "Saturday Night Live" writer, but reflects that he "didn't make it such a grind for myself."