There have been man-on-the-street interviews for years, but insulting people is not that funny to me.
BILLY EICHNERI think New Yorkers – they’re media savvy. People have a sense of humor.
More Billy Eichner Quotes
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I think the show [Difficult People] itself creatively has evolved, has gotten much richer and tighter.
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I’m not much of a dancer.
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We weren’t, like, rich people, but we were middle-class people and my parents supported this love I had for entertainment.
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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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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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Award shows are fun, but completely arbitrary and absurd. And yet, I will watch every single one of them.
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A lot of comics aren’t their on-screen personas; Chris Rock isn’t always ranting and raving.
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If someone walks away from me, I just let them walk, and I move on to the next person.
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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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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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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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It was pop culture, entertainment, Hollywood, award shows – these are the things that really captivated me as a kid.
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I’ve had a lot of arguments with people, but it’s never really gotten physical.
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I think New Yorkers – they’re media savvy. People have a sense of humor.
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I can tell when somebody recognizes me, and I try to avoid those people.
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