I wanted to see myself as something different, and I wanted to convince people that I was capable of something other than what they would expect from me.

There's only so many times you can read how ugly you are and how much people hate you.

It's too scary in television. It's scary to sign a six-year contract for something that you don't necessarily know about.

I had a bat mitzvah, was confirmed, went to Jewish summer camp, I go to temple for the High Holy Days. I think, like most people in their early 20s, I kind of strayed away from it. I think once I have a family I'll be back into it

I'm also 31 years old. It's not like I'm some kid who can be slapped across the newspaper pages like some harlot.

If you meet a girl who has slept with 100 guys, you will think something of her you wouldn't think of a guy who slept with 100 girls.

I really like doing television shows, and I anticipated doing a comedy, because that's the place I feel the most comfortable - those are the risks I want to take. But it was always really hard for me to find a script that I really liked.