Billy Eichner Quotes

United States, Actor
September 18, 1978

Billy Eichner (born September 18, 1978) is an American comedian, actor, writer, and television personality, commonly focusing on self-deprecation and pop culture. He is the star, executive producer and creator of Funny Or Die's Billy on the Street, a comedy game show that airs on truTV. Eichner was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Game Show Host" in 2013. He is also known for playing Craig Middlebrooks on the sitcom Parks and Recreation. Eichner starred in the Hulu original series Difficult People alongside Julie Klausner and he had a recurring role in the seventh season of American Horror Story, which premiered on September 5, 2017, where he portrayed Harrison Wilton. In April 2018 Eichner was confirmed to appear in the eighth season of the show.

Also known as Comedian, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator

I am Jewish, but I love Christmas, as most Jews with any taste do, because Hanukkah is lame.

Billy Eichner
- Christmas
There have been man-on-the-street interviews for years, but insulting people is not that funny to me.

Billy Eichner
- People
- Funny

I did start out as an actor. I went to Northwestern; I did musicals. I did plays.

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The 'Billy On The Street' persona is truly inspired by who I was as a child - obviously not having an adult perspective on the world.

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I do take for granted, probably, the fact that I grew up in New York City, one of the most liberal places on earth, with bleeding-heart, liberal parents who took me to see 'Rent' and Terrence McNally plays from a very young age.

Billy Eichner
- Up
- Heart
- Age
People going off on politics on Grindr is one of the stupidest things I've ever seen. That's an immediate sign to run in the other direction.

Billy Eichner
- People
I don't mean to sound like a Pollyanna, but for me, New York is the ideal because of the diversity here. 'Billy on the Street' is really informed by that.

Billy Eichner
- Diversity
You can't be a great comedian without having self-awareness about others or your own faults. You need a strong sense of self and view on the world. That's what great actors have, too.

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- World
- Great
- Strong

No one was asking me to be on TV. So I made my own late-night TV talk show.

Billy Eichner
- Night
I always turn to Wendy Williams when there's any type of ethical or moral crisis in our country.

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- Country
- Moral
Anytime you're the creative force behind something and in front of the camera - we're not complaining, but it is an avalanche of work.

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- Work
- Complaining
I just worship Madonna. As, like, a young gay kid growing up in the '80s and '90s... I was at the Blond Ambition tour with my parents vogue-ing up in the mezzanine at the Nassau Coliseum.

Billy Eichner
- Up
- Parents
- Growing
Our new vice president, Mike Pence, is one of the most blatantly anti-LGBT politicians in the country, and most, if not all, of Trump's cabinet is anti LGBT equality as well.

Billy Eichner
- Country
- Trump
- Equality
I grew up worshipping Pee-wee Herman.

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- Up

I was a terrible waiter.

Billy Eichner
When I was child, I was intoxicated by celebrities, showbiz and theatre, but from a child's perspective, where they seem far away.

Billy Eichner
- Theatre
- Perspective
There is no way I will survive Mike Pence doing Carpool Karaoke. What song's he gonna sing? 'I Deported Your Grandmother?'

Billy Eichner
- Song
- Grandmother
One thing that I love about 'Difficult People' is that Julie Klausner and our showrunner, Scott King, have written the lead character I play as a fully formed man.

Billy Eichner
- People
- Character
- King
If you're faking it, people will know, and it's going to turn a lot of people off.

Billy Eichner
- People
I haven't done many commercials, and I'm very picky about it because it comes down to creative control.

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- Done
- Control

All that social media hyperbole is just so fake.

Billy Eichner
- Fake
I would not have a career without Facebook and Twitter. That's the truth.

Billy Eichner
- Truth
- Career
I like being in my New York bubble. It's the best bubble!

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I have this ongoing obsession with Meryl Streep.

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