Does seem that way

I’m not sure real people can be compared to fictional in that way, as your friend has infinitely more character because he’s a real person

If you were to ask your friend what his favourite food is, or what his opinion on pineapple on pizza is, or what he has for a desktop wallpaper he’d have answers for all of those questions or a reason he doesn’t have an answer

If you were to take one of these hollow characters I’m talking about and ask them that question the answer would just be made up on the spot

If your friend showed up in a TV show for 5 minutes just as himself in a situation he would realistically be in I can guarantee he’d feel real and natural because he is a real person with a history