--- title: "8 Billy Quotes By Billy Eichner" description: "8 Billy quotes by Billy Eichner. Plus more from Billy Eichner and more Billy sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a79/billy-eichner-2900_difficult_we-re-really-fleshing-out-the-whole-worl_23208.jpg" --- > [ We're really fleshing out the whole world of the show \[Difficult People\]. It's more of an ensemble now, whereas last season we… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-eichner/we-re-really-fleshing-out-the-whole-world-of-the-show-difficult/) [Billy Eichner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-eichner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a79/billy-eichner-2900_difficult_we-re-really-fleshing-out-the-whole-worl_23208.jpg) > ['Billy On The Street' has no doubt always been about the people we talk to. That being said, it thrills me that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-eichner/billy-on-the-street-has-no-doubt-always-been-about-the-people-we-talk/) [Billy Eichner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-eichner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/827/billy-eichner-2900_billy_billy-on-the-street-has-no-doubt-always_256771.jpg) > ['Billy on the Street' is the hardest thing that I will ever do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-eichner/billy-on-the-street-is-the-hardest-thing-that-i-will-ever-do/) [Billy Eichner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-eichner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec4/billy-eichner-2900_billy_billy-on-the-street-is-the-hardest-thing_320419.jpg) > ['Billy on the Street' is a very exhausting show to do, as you can imagine, but it's worth it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-eichner/billy-on-the-street-is-a-very-exhausting-show-to-do-as-you-can/) [Billy Eichner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-eichner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c9/billy-eichner-2900_exhausting_billy-on-the-street-is-a-very-exhausting_1092194.jpg) > [To me, what the 'Billy on the Street' persona is, is me as a 12-year-old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-eichner/to-me-what-the-billy-on-the-street-persona-is-is-me-as-a-12-year-old/) [Billy Eichner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-eichner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f72/billy-eichner-2900_billy_to-me-what-the-billy-on-the-street-perso_1444439.jpg) > [The 'Billy On The Street' persona is truly inspired by who I was as a child - obviously not having an adult…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-eichner/the-billy-on-the-street-persona-is-truly-inspired-by-who-i-was-as-a/) [Billy Eichner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-eichner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e0/billy-eichner-2900_children_the-billy-on-the-street-persona-is-truly_2013732.jpg) > [You don't want to really pick on someone that you genuinely like. In terms of 'Billy on the Street,' there are certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-eichner/you-don-t-want-to-really-pick-on-someone-that-you-genuinely-like-in/) [Billy Eichner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-eichner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30c/billy-eichner-2900_choices_you-don-t-want-to-really-pick-on-someone_2215712.jpg) > ['Billy on the Street' is a persona. It's crafted; it has writers. It's a mixture of performance art and comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-eichner/billy-on-the-street-is-a-persona-it-s-crafted-it-has-writers-it-s-a/) [Billy Eichner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-eichner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6da/billy-eichner-2900_art_billy-on-the-street-is-a-persona-it-s-cr_2690044.jpg) ## Other authors on Billy ## More by Billy Eichner > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-eichner/i-think-billy-on-the-street-is-a-big-show-but-why-do-a-show-if-you/) [Billy Eichner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-eichner/) > [ We'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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-eichner/we-re-really-fleshing-out-the-whole-world-of-the-show-difficult/) [Billy Eichner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-eichner/) > [It's one thing to be struggling and not really making money in your early 20s and figuring out your life. Early 30s, you start…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-eichner/it-s-one-thing-to-be-struggling-and-not-really-making-money-in-your/) [Billy Eichner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-eichner/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-eichner/you-can-t-be-a-great-comedian-without-having-self-awareness-about/) [Billy Eichner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-eichner/) > [I came back to New York after college like any number of struggling performers, and you just find that niche where you can have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-eichner/i-came-back-to-new-york-after-college-like-any-number-of-struggling/) [Billy Eichner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-eichner/) > [I thought I was going to be like Kevin Spacey in college.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-eichner/i-thought-i-was-going-to-be-like-kevin-spacey-in-college/) [Billy Eichner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-eichner/) > [I have a medical condition, all right. It's called caring too much, and it's incurable. Also, I have eczema.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-eichner/i-have-a-medical-condition-all-right-it-s-called-caring-too-much-and/) [Billy Eichner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-eichner/) > [You have to have a sense of humor about all of it - the Emmys and politics and everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-eichner/you-have-to-have-a-sense-of-humor-about-all-of-it-the-emmys-and/) [Billy Eichner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-eichner/) > [Ironically, my rabbi was a bar mitzvah Nazi. So I got bar mitzvahed. And though I didn't want to, the theme of my bar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-eichner/ironically-my-rabbi-was-a-bar-mitzvah-nazi-so-i-got-bar-mitzvahed-and/) [Billy Eichner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-eichner/) > ['Billy On The Street' has no doubt always been about the people we talk to. That being said, it thrills me that the show…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-eichner/billy-on-the-street-has-no-doubt-always-been-about-the-people-we-talk/) [Billy Eichner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-eichner/) > ['Billy on the Street' is the hardest thing that I will ever do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-eichner/billy-on-the-street-is-the-hardest-thing-that-i-will-ever-do/) [Billy Eichner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-eichner/) > [It's been a very strange trajectory because I struggled for so many years. I mean, I was doing these videos, I was doing these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-eichner/it-s-been-a-very-strange-trajectory-because-i-struggled-for-so-many/) [Billy Eichner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-eichner/) > [ I think it \[ Difficult People\] is for people who don't feel that they have been properly represented on TV. I think it's painting… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-eichner/i-think-it-difficult-people-is-for-people-who-don-t-feel-that-they/) [Billy Eichner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-eichner/) > [One thing that I love about 'Difficult People' is that Julie Klausner and our showrunner, Scott King, have written the lead character I play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-eichner/one-thing-that-i-love-about-difficult-people-is-that-julie-klausner/) [Billy Eichner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-eichner/) > [I was like a fat, sweaty kid growing up in Queens who just was plopped down in front of 'Entertainment Tonight' by my parents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-eichner/i-was-like-a-fat-sweaty-kid-growing-up-in-queens-who-just-was-plopped/) [Billy Eichner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-eichner/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/billy/billy-eichner/#itemlist", "name": "8 Billy Quotes By Billy Eichner", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We're really fleshing out the whole world of the show [Difficult People]. 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