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I started out as a very traditional actor. The first thing I ever did in terms of performance was singing.

Billy Eichner

I thought it would be funny to go to my Korean dry cleaner and ask her about my head shot, as if it’s the most important thing in the world, and as if it’s something that everyone should weigh on because it’s important to me.
BILLY EICHNER

Cleaner Country Important Shot Something
I had a lot of fans in New York. The press would write about me, but I couldn’t get a paying job.
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Country Jobs Writing
There have been man-on-the-street interviews for years, but insulting people is not that funny to me.
BILLY EICHNER

Men People Years
When I opened my mouth to sing as a kid, I kind of randomly had a really good singing voice. And so that put me on the actor track and the musicals track.
BILLY EICHNER

Kids Track Voice
Even when I was struggling and had horrible day jobs and wanted to be successful but wasn’t finding my way in.
BILLY EICHNER

Jobs Struggle Successful
What I do is make myself this over-the-top character that people either find endearing or they think is a joke. Then I can do anything I want.
BILLY EICHNER

Anything Character Endearing People
I can tell when somebody recognizes me, and I try to avoid those people.
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I Can People Trying
A lot of comics aren’t their on-screen personas; Chris Rock isn’t always ranting and raving.
BILLY EICHNER

Character Rocks Thinking
I spend the majority of my time in New York and LA. I feel like a large part of my following and my fans are probably in New York and LA because of the work that I do is very New York-LA-centric. So people do recognize me. But it’s nothing overwhelming at all.
BILLY EICHNER

Country Majority People Sound
You’re going to get killed.” That’s not what’s going to kill me. The show is going to kill me. The work is going to kill me. Once I’m on the street, I’m not worried about that.
BILLY EICHNER

Going Kill Killed Once Street
Difficult People? I don’t really know. I don’t have those metrics.
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Difficult Metrics People
I never fully committed to the child actor thing. I also liked being a regular kid and being a student.
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Actors Children Kids Regular Student
I think it’s for people who obviously care about pop culture or know about it, even if it’s to a fault. I think it’s for outsiders.
BILLY EICHNER

Culture Outsider Think
I think New Yorkers – they’re media savvy. People have a sense of humor.
BILLY EICHNER

Media People Thinking
We’re really fleshing out the whole world of the show [Difficult People]. It’s more of an ensemble now, whereas last season we were very focused on establishing the Billy/Julie friendship.
BILLY EICHNER

Ensemble Focus Friendship People Season World
I couldn’t just get up every day and be miserable and complain.
BILLY EICHNER

Complaining Get Just Miserable

I started out as a very traditional actor. The first thing I ever did in terms of performance was singing.

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