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Quote by Billy Eichner

“I couldn't just get up every day and be miserable and complain.”

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Billy Eichner, born on September 18, 1978, is an American comedian. He is best known for his performances on the television show 'Saturday Night Live' and has also starred in several comedy films. more

“By TV standards - I'm not comparing it to manual labor by any means - by TV comedy standards, it is the hardest job I will ever, ever have. There is nothing that could be harder. I mean, when you combine the amount of writing that has to be done - sharp writing - with the fact that you then take it to the street and improvise with both celebrities who have no idea what's going to happen and real people who are not actors or comedians who don't even know I'm about to talk to them... It's lightning in a bottle every time.”

“The camera guys can't mess up. God bless them, they hardly ever do. But they literally don't know what's going to happen next. None of us do. And it all has to come together and be funny.”

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Author:Billy Eichner

“It's crazy. I don't know how I'm not dead. People think I'm going to get punched in the face: "Something terrible is going to happen to you. You'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.”

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Author:Billy Eichner

“I can tell when somebody recognizes me, and I try to avoid those people.”

People Trying I Can

Author:Billy Eichner

“The 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.”

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Author:Billy Eichner

“I would be Jesse Martin ..., but not to be his character, just so I could be Jesse Martin and sing like Jesse Martin for a day.”

Character Would Be

Author:Greg Berlanti

“Fan feedback going from a box of letters once every few months to literally tweeting while the show is airing. We are able to get a much quicker response to the choices we're making as storytellers.”

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Author:Greg Berlanti

“I think in television there's more of an awareness about a need for more diversity, but there still needs to be great practical strides taken to improve diversity in front of and behind the camera.”

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Author:Greg Berlanti

“Character I want to be: "Blunt Talk's".”

Want Character Blunt

Author:Seth MacFarlane

“I wish we had a dog in the show so that I could get to be a dog for a day.”

Shows Wish Dog

Author:Jonathan Ames

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