I am invisible in gay bars.
BILLY EICHNERI am invisible in gay bars.
BILLY EICHNERThere’s money involved, and there are careers and reputations on the line.
BILLY EICHNERI would watch the Oscars and every award show with my parents. I would make lists of who was going to win.
BILLY EICHNERI started out as a very traditional actor. The first thing I ever did in terms of performance was singing.
BILLY EICHNERI’m not much of a dancer.
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 EICHNERIf someone walks away from me, I just let them walk, and I move on to the next person.
BILLY EICHNERWe weren’t, like, rich people, but we were middle-class people and my parents supported this love I had for entertainment.
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 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.
BILLY EICHNERA lot of people in Hollywood, and everywhere pretty much, operate on fear. No one wants to get fired, so everyone’s scared to take a chance.
BILLY EICHNERI have a medical condition, all right. It’s called caring too much, and it’s incurable. Also, I have eczema.
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 EICHNEREven when I was struggling and had horrible day jobs and wanted to be successful but wasn’t finding my way in.
BILLY EICHNERI can tell when somebody recognizes me, and I try to avoid those people.
BILLY EICHNERI had a lot of fans in New York. The press would write about me, but I couldn’t get a paying job.
BILLY EICHNER