Yeah, September 11 happened and all my friends were like, 'Let's join the military!' and I was the only one who actually did.

If I'm not doing something or working on something, I literally just sit in the room and think, which I don't think is productive. I won't go outside for days.

Girls' feels very active and stirring a conversation and controversial, and you can't really ask for more as an actor.

I was born in California. When I was six, we moved to a small town in northern Indiana called Mishawaka.

In the military, you learn the essence of people. You see so many examples of self-sacrifice and moral courage. In the rest of life you don't get that many opportunities to be sure of your friends.

What is important is to maintain integrity of the story, of the character, of the movie, even if it's a big production.

It was very clear to me I wanted to be an actor when I got out into civilian life.