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If someone walks away from me, I just let them walk, and I move on to the next person.

Billy Eichner

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
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
There’s money involved, and there are careers and reputations on the line.
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Involved Line Reputation
I would watch the Oscars and every award show with my parents. I would make lists of who was going to win.
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Award Lists Make Shows Win
I think New Yorkers – they’re media savvy. People have a sense of humor.
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Media People Thinking
Difficult People? I don’t really know. I don’t have those metrics.
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Difficult Metrics People
There have been man-on-the-street interviews for years, but insulting people is not that funny to me.
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Men People Years
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 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 have a medical condition, all right. It’s called caring too much, and it’s incurable. Also, I have eczema.
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Caring Eczema Much Too
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
Award shows are fun, but completely arbitrary and absurd. And yet, I will watch every single one of them.
BILLY EICHNER

Arbitrary Awards Fun Watches
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 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.
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Crazy Fun Nice
I thought I was going to be like Kevin Spacey in college.
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College Going People

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