I have a medical condition, all right. It’s called caring too much, and it’s incurable. Also, I have eczema.
BILLY EICHNERI have a medical condition, all right. It’s called caring too much, and it’s incurable. Also, I have eczema.
BILLY EICHNERI would watch the Oscars and every award show with my parents. I would make lists of who was going to win.
BILLY EICHNERWhat 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 EICHNERI 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.
BILLY EICHNERWe’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 EICHNERThere have been man-on-the-street interviews for years, but insulting people is not that funny to me.
BILLY EICHNERYou’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 EICHNERIf someone walks away from me, I just let them walk, and I move on to the next person.
BILLY EICHNERI’m not much of a dancer.
BILLY EICHNERI 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 EICHNERWhen 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 EICHNERIt was pop culture, entertainment, Hollywood, award shows – these are the things that really captivated me as a kid.
BILLY EICHNERI never fully committed to the child actor thing. I also liked being a regular kid and being a student.
BILLY EICHNERThere’s money involved, and there are careers and reputations on the line.
BILLY EICHNERI can tell when somebody recognizes me, and I try to avoid those people.
BILLY EICHNERI’ve had a lot of arguments with people, but it’s never really gotten physical.
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