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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

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

Media People Thinking
You have to fight. You know, you don’t want to fight, but you have to fight to make your show your own, to make your voice be heard. You just have to sometimes.
BILLY EICHNER

Fight Fighting Show Voice Want
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
I would watch the Oscars and every award show with my parents. I would make lists of who was going to win.
BILLY EICHNER

Award Lists Make Shows Win
I like talking to a person who is crazy in a fun, eccentric way. I don’t want to talk to a legitimate crazy person, because that’s not nice.
BILLY EICHNER

Crazy Fun Nice
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
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
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 couldn’t just get up every day and be miserable and complain.
BILLY EICHNER

Complaining Get Just Miserable
If someone walks away from me, I just let them walk, and I move on to the next person.
BILLY EICHNER

Moving Next Walks
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
I never fully committed to the child actor thing. I also liked being a regular kid and being a student.
BILLY EICHNER

Actors Children Kids Regular Student
Difficult People? I don’t really know. I don’t have those metrics.
BILLY EICHNER

Difficult Metrics People
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
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.
BILLY EICHNER

Knew Material Paying Putting Working
I think the show [Difficult People] itself creatively has evolved, has gotten much richer and tighter.
BILLY EICHNER

Difficult Lighter Richer Show Think

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.

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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.

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