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

My dad has always been really helpful. He taught me that talent is a bonus, but persistence is what wins out.

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

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

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

I grew up backstage and on movie sets, and I thought they were the most magical places on Earth.

I'm a little bit of a weirdo - I'm kind of a loner, I didn't go to college, I spend a lot of my time reading. I've been working since I was 17, so that's sort of been my life.

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

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

No matter what we as individual women want, no matter what our goals, we have to support one another.

I am an avid reader! As for writing, I might - someday. But we'll have to wait and see.

Every worker needs a decent and legal source of income.

All of the young people - the artsy people, people who get overlooked because they're weird or they don't have hype around them - need to get some shine.

You could give me the past,“ he said a little sadly. “But Alec is my future.

I'm a politician, and as a politician I have the prerogative to lie whenever I want.

Freedom and Justice are twin sisters.

Anyone who is more interested in human beings than in the rules is a threat to the system.

Tea is balm for the soul, don't you agree?

I love the idea of the street vibe, having folks together, out in the street at midnight.

I lay around and wonder why you were always there for me.

At this point, if I were to psychoanalyze myself, I'd have to say I am a clown, cleverly disguised as a regular person.