I played a girl. There's really nothing controversial about her. She's just fine. She has to be fine in order to make Sarah Jessica's character pop, I say I just play a white girl in that movie.

There is real honor in being a total goofball

With acting there are a lot more choices, With this, I either stick it or I don't. There's something really unforgiving about that.

When I was 18 I went to college for two years and didn't work for a year which was essential for me, because my identity had been so influenced by my being an actor and I think I just needed to discover what it was to be myself, divorced from all that responsibility.

I used to talk about my personal life all the time. It's the most fun thing to talk about, the people in my life are hurt.

It's always pretty dark. It's not a farce, this is Homeland. Throughout six seasons, we've been trying to understand what it's like to be a civil servant, and the cost involved, and it's big. A lot of these people make profound sacrifices, and are very isolated and estranged from the people they love. That's a reality.

I'm human. I think people see me as sweeter and softer than I do.