My day job is acting - I wouldn't direct something if I didn't feel passionate about it.

I got really into writing plays. I did that for years and years and got some produced and didn't like it as much when I wasn't able to control it.

There are a lot of comedic actors who are just out to be the funny one and get all the laughs and they'll sacrifice your joke, the scene, the story just to be the star. All they want is attention and to be number one. You can spot those guys from a mile away and they're the worst.

I'm a grinding actor. That's how I've always viewed myself. You go from one job to the next.

Problem is that my athletic abilities in my mind are greater than what my body can accomplish. And my level of fear and anxiety of getting injured is greater than my courage.

I had spent 10 days of my life digging for garbage.

My big break was really Liz Meriwether saw me in a movie called 'Paper Heart' and really liked it, and then saw me in a movie called 'Ceremony' because she knew Max Winkler and said, 'I want you to be in 'No Strings Attached,' but you gotta audition for it.' From that it was easier for her to get me in 'New Girl.