"I felt probably more uncomfortable than Beyonce. But I can't answer for her"
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The subtext is about power and projection. Troyer’s body and persona were routinely treated as public property, and interviews often pushed him into the role of spectacle or accessory. Dropping Beyonce’s name acknowledges the media’s hierarchy of attention while also subtly protesting it: yes, I was there, yes, I had feelings, but I’m not going to manufacture a rivalry or read her mind to satisfy your headline.
It’s also a neat example of Troyer’s public survival skill: self-deprecation that doubles as boundary-setting. He offers vulnerability (“more uncomfortable”) to keep the tone light, then uses basic fairness as an exit ramp (“can’t answer for her”). In a culture that rewards hot takes and imagined feuds, the line insists on something almost radical: humility about what you don’t know, and ownership of what you do.
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Troyer, Verne. (2026, January 16). I felt probably more uncomfortable than Beyonce. But I can't answer for her. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-felt-probably-more-uncomfortable-than-beyonce-116479/
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Troyer, Verne. "I felt probably more uncomfortable than Beyonce. But I can't answer for her." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-felt-probably-more-uncomfortable-than-beyonce-116479/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I felt probably more uncomfortable than Beyonce. But I can't answer for her." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-felt-probably-more-uncomfortable-than-beyonce-116479/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.




