Billy Eichner Quotes
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I have a vivid memory of loving Keith Hernandez, the first baseman for the '86 Mets. I grew up in Queens, so when the Mets won the World Series that year, it was a big deal.
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I thought I was going to be like Kevin Spacey in college.
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I loved 'Solid Gold!'
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There are people who have huge YouTube followings - whose every post gets hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of hits. But I don't think that's having the same impact as someone who has a regular presence on television, or both.
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I don't think my voice has changed very much when it comes to things that I create. It's just my perspective, my point of view, and I guess that really hasn't changed very much. Luckily, it hasn't had to change in order for me to work.
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'Billy on the Street' is a persona. It's crafted; it has writers. It's a mixture of performance art and comedy.
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It's always really funny to watch someone who really wants something who isn't getting it but who's desperate for it.
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My father would read me Page Six instead of, like, kids' stories.
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If you really think you have something good, you can't take no for an answer. You've got to get in there and ignore the people who say no.
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I learned early on that 'Billy on the Street' is a great lesson in 'Don't judge a book by its cover.'
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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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Facebook is weird. They have all of these seemingly random rules that I'm sure make sense to them, but don't make sense to me or any people.
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We need to take a breath and find big ways and small ways to get active.
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I loved all awards shows growing up, but of course, the Oscars was the biggest one.
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Things pop out of people's mouths that you wouldn't expect them to say, so I've stopped trying to guess ahead of time who might be interesting to talk to.
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Jim Carrey and Steve Carell did dramatic roles. I look up to them. You want a career like that.
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When I came out to my parents, I knew that they knew. My father was like, 'Are you sure?' I literally said, 'You took me to see Barbra Streisand at Madison Square Garden.'
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You grow older, you evolve.
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I only scream if screaming is deserved.
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My favorite Tyler Perry movie? Ugh, how can you decide? For me, it's basically like: Kurosawa, Tyler Perry, Martin Scorsese, in that order.
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I like good movies, and I love theater, and things that I grew up loving, I still love.
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Society would be a lot better if people watched Hulu's original programming and not just 'Mozart in the Jungle,' which everyone is watching, apparently.
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I think 'Billy on the Street' is a big show, but why do a show if you won't make it original and unique and powerful?
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I've actually enjoyed my time in L.A. more than a New Yorker is supposed to.