A lot of people in line at the grocery store think that they know me, but they don't.

Success isn't about winning everything; it’s about achieving your dream, be that teaching middle school or flying jets. And no matter what we as individual women want, no matter what our goals, we have to support one another.

My mom was onstage when she was pregnant with me.

All the characters on 'Girls' are growing and changing, which is how real people behave, especially when we're young, trying to figure out who we are, doing things that are the polar opposite of our characteristics.

Comedy arises out of necessity, because some things are so dark that you have to laugh about it.

We kept the old male ideas of success: power and money. We need new ones!

Give me an 18-hour day on set or in the theater, and I will be the happiest person alive.