Billy Eichner Quotes

I'm not trying to be new school and I'm not old school - I'm classic. There's a lot of new cars and there's a lot of old cars, but I'm just classic in doing what I do.

I'm a purist.

A created thing is never invented and it is never true: it is always and ever itself.

At least the fundamentalists haven't tried to dilute their message. Their faith is exposed for what it is for all to see.

To do this movie in a watered-down fashion or have these characters be watered down wouldn't have been near as effective. It wouldn't have been staying true to what this 'Watchmen' phenomenon is.

I'd rather have people dislike my style than change it. If someone says, 'Hey, Yngwie, you play too damn much,' I don't care. They way I play is the way I like to play. If people like it, great. If they don't, it's still fine with me.

I've never strayed from who I am or where I came from.

I'm one in what I do and what I say and what I believe.

I don't want my writing to be so unique that when you apply it to different genres, it seems like the previous show that people know you from.

In everything truth surpasses the imitation and copy.

I admire natural, untouched beauty.

George W. Bush always said and did what he believed and he let it rip.

My audience expects cold, hard truth. They don't expect me to dance around it. They expect me to say it the way they think it. That's part of my brand. If I don't do that, then my audience goes, 'What's up? Is he sick or something? What's wrong with him?' The entity has a brand.

Sure, I could of done it different... put my clown in a closet and dressed up in straight clothing. I could of compromised my essence, and swallowed my soul.

When we are honest - that's my saying - if we are honest then we will reveal ourselves. But we do not have to make an effort to be individualistic, different from others.

I think the illest thing about Wiz Khalifa is how true to himself he's always been, and I miss that from artists. Nothing about what he does ever felt like he was reaching to be something that he wasn't.

I'm the same guy at that podium preaching to the people on every single song. I'm not doing a dance for you on another song. It's all a direct assault.

I have my faults, but changing my tune is not one of them.

Why should we change on stage? We're not trying to be something big and fancy, it's just us, doing what we do, we'd like to keep it that way.

A hero is someone right who doesn't change.

I could never change the overall feel of my music. That's why people like me - I don't follow trends, and I don't follow crowds.

The band has always stayed close to its fans and not sold out. That's a very rare thing. I can see how rare that is having been outside of the band for eight years. Maiden has integrity. I think people appreciate that.

If something is good, it's always good. You don't have to change it.

When I was shopping around trying to get signed, I made it a point to say, 'This is who I am.' I dress the way I normally dress, and I just wanted to find a label that would accept me for that.

If you set out to be liked, you would be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you would achieve nothing.