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I think New Yorkers – they’re media savvy. People have a sense of humor.

Billy Eichner

It was pop culture, entertainment, Hollywood, award shows – these are the things that really captivated me as a kid.
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Award Kids Winning
I couldn’t just get up every day and be miserable and complain.
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Complaining Get Just Miserable
Even when I was struggling and had horrible day jobs and wanted to be successful but wasn’t finding my way in.
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Jobs Struggle Successful
I’d be doing Oscar predictions months ahead of time, and not only for the Oscars, for the Grammys. This is just what excited me as a kid.
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Kids Months Oscars
I thought I was going to be like Kevin Spacey in college.
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College Going People
I knew what I had to do. I knew I had to keep working at it and keep putting material out there, even if no one was paying me for it.
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Knew Material Paying Putting Working
I think New Yorkers – they’re media savvy. People have a sense of humor.
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Media People Thinking
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
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.
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Cleaner Country Important Shot Something
There’s money involved, and there are careers and reputations on the line.
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Involved Line Reputation
I was very much an only child who was raised by the television and movies, and I grew up in New York.
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Children Class Country
I’m not much of a dancer.
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Activity Dancer Happen Much
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.
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Ensemble Focus Friendship People Season World
It was one of Hulu’s first original shows to really go out there. Now a year has passed, and the second season is getting a great response.
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Original People Show Thinking Years
I can tell when somebody recognizes me, and I try to avoid those people.
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I Can People Trying
I came back to New York after college like any number of struggling performers, and you just find that niche where you can have some sort of impact. And for me that turned out to be comedy.
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College Country Struggle

I think New Yorkers – they’re media savvy. People have a sense of humor.

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