I’ve had a lot of arguments with people, but it’s never really gotten physical.
BILLY EICHNERI’ve had a lot of arguments with people, but it’s never really gotten physical.
BILLY EICHNERI think the show [Difficult People] itself creatively has evolved, has gotten much richer and tighter.
BILLY EICHNERI never fully committed to the child actor thing. I also liked being a regular kid and being a student.
BILLY EICHNERI think New Yorkers – they’re media savvy. People have a sense of humor.
BILLY EICHNERDifficult People? I don’t really know. I don’t have those metrics.
BILLY EICHNERThe most outrageous thing happened years ago in my YouTube days, when I asked an older lady – it was like a sexually flavored question and she just slapped me full-on across the face. That’s the one time someone got physically aggressive with me. And it hurt.
BILLY EICHNERThere’s money involved, and there are careers and reputations on the line.
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 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 EICHNERI 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 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 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 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 EICHNERIt was pop culture, entertainment, Hollywood, award shows – these are the things that really captivated me as a kid.
BILLY EICHNERI have a medical condition, all right. It’s called caring too much, and it’s incurable. Also, I have eczema.
BILLY EICHNERI can tell when somebody recognizes me, and I try to avoid those people.
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