Actor Jeff Hiller remembers the time when a college acting professor told him that he'd land a series regular role when it was "of his essence." "Nobody writes roles that are my essence," Hiller joked on "Salon Talks." "I'll never get a TV show." Until now. Hiller talks about why playing Joel on HBO Max's "Somebody Somewhere" is a big deal for him personally and to the LGBTQI community. "I think that everyone—be you queer or too old or you don't fit in—everybody feels like they're the outsider," he said. Plus, Hiller dishes on his love for Bridget Everett, singing in the car with his castmates and improving lines on set.