I hate that we look at women who choose not to run a country as having given up. I get angry that, when a woman decides to hold off on gunning for a promotion because she wants to have a baby, other women whisper that 'she's throwing away her potential.' That is when we're not supporting our own. Who are we to put such a limited definition on success?

I think any actor in their right mind is afraid of getting pigeonholed.

I would have been miserable in college. I always hated school.

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.

I have a ships bed, which totally plays to my obsession of, if I were not an actress, I would be a pirate.

With 'Girls,' it doesn't really feel like I'm doing TV specifically. It just feels like we're making a really long film.

People idealize or reminisce about their 20s, but nobody tells you beforehand that it's hard and unglamorous and often very unpleasant.