I love fashion. I always have. When I was a kid, I was in almost full-on costumes when I went to school, and I've retained a bit of that in my adulthood.

But I'd say 'How to Make It in America' is the most accurate depiction of the New York hipster community on television for sure.

It's like the most profound accomplishment that I've had in my career, that I can finally be that voice.

Something that has always attracted me to even taking on the occupation of actor is the idea that I could be lucky enough to portray different characterizations from different places in the world, whether it's speaking another language or taking on a dialect and building a history from where they were born. I was very attracted to that concept, in becoming an actor.

When you're a director, you have great respect for directors. I am really pretty loyal to any director that I am working for and I want to help them realize whatever story and mood and tone that they're trying to realize. As an actor, you really just are a cog - you are an important cog, but you are just a piece of the machine.

I think great directors really respect their actors and vice versa. That mutual respect makes the job fun instead of anything but.

I feel very lucky that when I'm burnt out of acting I take to the pen and I write something I want to direct.