You know, I always think of myself as sort of ready for every criticism.

But I also think when we embark on intimate relationships, we make a basic human promise to be decent, to hold a flattering mirror up to each other, to be respectful as we explore each other.

It'll be taught in homes that it's not okay to make fun of a kid because he's gay or it's not okay to make fun of a girl cause she's fat. But that we have been living for so long in a culture where so many people's parents supported those beliefs that there wasn't any infrastructure for children understanding right and wrong in those situations, if that makes sense.

Enjoy going through life as yourself.

Here's what I have to say about being married: someday you will look at him, hating him with every fibre of your being, wishing that he would die the most violent death possible. It will pass.

I've never thought of myself as an actor, so somebody recognizing me for that would be a real shock.

I think about my best friendship - which the Marnie-Hannah friendship in Girls is based on - as like a great romance of my young life.