Billy Eichner

'Billy On The Street' has no doubt always been about the people we talk to. That being said, it thrills me that…

— Billy Eichner

It's one thing to hear that someone likes your show; it's a completely different thing to have them come take their time…

— Billy Eichner

Usually, you'll have a show like the 'King of Queens,' and there'll be one really fat guy, but at least he has…

— Billy Eichner

I came out to my parents when I was a junior in college. And it was pretty fine. They were more concerned…

— Billy Eichner

If you really think you have something good, you can't take no for an answer. You've got to get in there and…

— Billy Eichner

The 'Billy On The Street' persona is truly inspired by who I was as a child - obviously not having an adult…

— Billy Eichner

I had about five years as a gay guy in New York after college before the whole Grindr explosion happened, where people…

— Billy Eichner

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

— Billy Eichner

I like talking to a person who is crazy in a fun, eccentric way. I don't want to talk to a legitimate…

— Billy Eichner

It's not enough for Hollywood to make a bunch of gay movies. That's obviously a big part of the equation, but then…

— Billy Eichner

It was pop culture, entertainment, Hollywood, award shows - these are the things that really captivated me as a kid. I would…

— Billy Eichner

I grew up in New York, so I had a lot of access to all kinds of movies, and I would handwrite…

— Billy Eichner

My favorite Tyler Perry movie? Ugh, how can you decide? For me, it's basically like: Kurosawa, Tyler Perry, Martin Scorsese, in 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,…

— Billy Eichner

I did see one Tyler Perry movie in the theater. My friends and I went to see, I believe it was, 'Why…

— Billy Eichner

I don't mean to sound like a Pollyanna, but for me, New York is the ideal because of the diversity here. 'Billy…

— Billy Eichner

The streets of New York are diverse, but when you go into a Broadway show, unless Denzel Washington is in it, or…

— Billy Eichner

When I opened my mouth to sing as a kid, I kind of randomly had a really good singing voice. And so…

— Billy Eichner

We weren't rich people, but my parents and I shared an interest in the theater and so we went a lot. And…

— Billy Eichner

I came back to New York after college like any number of struggling performers, and you just find that niche where you…

— Billy Eichner

Facebook is weird. They have all of these seemingly random rules that I'm sure make sense to them, but don't make sense…

— Billy Eichner

We have to remain vigilant and loud and stay consistently engaged with our representatives and the political process every single day, on…

— 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

Society would be a lot better if people watched Hulu's original programming and not just 'Mozart in the Jungle,' which everyone is…

— Billy Eichner

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

— Billy Eichner

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…

— Billy Eichner