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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.

Billy Eichner

Ironically, my rabbi was a bar mitzvah Nazi. So I got bar mitzvahed. And though I didn’t want to, the theme of my bar mitzvah party was Madonna.
BILLY EICHNER

Party Want
There’s money involved, and there are careers and reputations on the line.
BILLY EICHNER

Involved Line Reputation
I have a medical condition, all right. It’s called caring too much, and it’s incurable. Also, I have eczema.
BILLY EICHNER

Caring Eczema Much Too
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
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 couldn’t just get up every day and be miserable and complain.
BILLY EICHNER

Complaining Get Just Miserable
I was very much an only child who was raised by the television and movies, and I grew up in New York.
BILLY EICHNER

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

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

Moving Next Walks
A lot of comics aren’t their on-screen personas; Chris Rock isn’t always ranting and raving.
BILLY EICHNER

Character Rocks Thinking
When 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 EICHNER

Kids Track Voice
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
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
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 can tell when somebody recognizes me, and I try to avoid those people.
BILLY EICHNER

I Can People Trying
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.
BILLY EICHNER

Cleaner Country Important Shot Something

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