I'm drawn to what I'm drawn to. I wear jeans and loafers everyday, mostly casual, but when I really turn it on, I like a classic, simple look.

She watched the first episode and she was like, 'This is feminism?' And then by the end of the season, she was like, 'This is feminism.' The tone changed completely. She was really psyched about it.

My dad keeps joking about sneaking into my grandparents' house and switching out their HBO for PBS so they think I'm on 'Downton Abbey.

I operate with this sense of needing to live up to what I am asking of people. I am, by far, my own worst critic.

I would prefer to keep my clothes on. Unless there's a brisk breeze or something, I tend to keep them on.

I'm a big Aqua fan. "Barbie Girl" was a big deal growing up.

My whole background is character acting: weird costumes, fat suits, playing men, playing animals - I've never played anyone with whom there's any overlapping Venn diagram.

I love making people uncomfortable, and when people say, 'I cringed watching [that] scene,' that's the biggest compliment you can give me.

I'd be worried about myself as a human if I hadn't been nervous.

I auditioned for 'Girls' the fall after I graduated from Yale. The show has been amazing - as close to perfect as it gets!

I started out really into musical theater. So you can imagine I was super popular. I wasn't awkward looking at all.

...-the two look at each other - one full of guilt - other full of pain - both full of unhappiness.

Encouragement is the most effective way to change someone’s behavior. When you see the best in them you encourage them to become that and they will want to live up to your high opinion of them.

They called me mad, and I called them mad, and damn them, they outvoted me.

I don't want to achieve immortality through my work I want to achieve it through not dying.

We need a lifetime ban on government officials lobbying for a foreign government.

When the bread basket comes to the table and I have a bite, people are like, "Oh, you eat bread?" I say, "Oh, my God, of course I eat bread. I'm human."

There's nothing that you can't overcome with God on your side.

I spent so long studying really hard to become a fine actor, but threw it all away because I got the adulation and the fame so easily

When we get feedback on women, we ask, "Is that real or is that the gender bias at play?" Everyone could start doing that today and I think we'd see really big results.

Don't allow your past or present condition to control you. It's just a process that you're going through to get you to the next level.