Sometimes when you write something on the page, it can seem very funny, but when you act it out - and this happens to me a lot, actually - the melancholy of the situation becomes more front and center.

I grew up in a religious family, and we weren't allowed to listen to rock music.

I think there are certain ways that people are always themselves, but I do think people change

As a director or writer, you have to be so controlling.

Girls' is a huge show, as far as buzz, and magazine covers, and getting a ton of copy, and awards. And yet I don't think the viewership is huge.

There are life lessons that can be derived from reality television.

As an actor, it's better to just be more loose and give yourself over. That's always fun. It's fun to just let go and be somebody else.