Billy Porter is already feeling the effects of Hollywood being at a standstill amid the writers and actors strikes.

The Emmy- and Tony-winning actor and singer told Londons Evening Standard last weekend that hes feeling the pressure to downsize without any substantial income coming in for the foreseeable future.

I have to sell my house, Porter told the publication. Because were on strike. And I dont know when were gonna go back [to work]. The life of an artist, until you make fuck-you money which I havent made yet is still check-to-check.

Though Porter had anticipated working on both a new movie and a television series that had been slated to start in September, he said, None of that is happening.

So to the person who said were going to starve them out until they have to sell their apartments, youve already starved me out, he added, referring to a much-circulated quote attributed to an unnamed Hollywood studio executive.