My father always said, 'Never trust anyone whose TV is bigger than their book shelf' - so I make sure I read.

A young Brit girl with no theatre experience decided to take on an iconic American role on Broadway. Maybe I should have thought that through?

I spent most of my life watching HBO series wishing that at some point in my career I might be able to work with them.

Never trust anyone whose TV is bigger than their book shelf

Sometimes I feel like the kid left out - the weirdo with the silver hair that no one likes to talk to.

I told my parents I wanted to be an actor and they were getting ready for a life of unemployment so they're just happy I'm in work!

I long for the countryside. That's where I get my calm and tranquillity - from being able to come and find a spot of green.

Music is something that's always been a huge part of my life.

Being a single girl in New York it's what you should be doing in your twenties!

All of the press and stuff - that's the scary stuff. The acting is what I got trained to do.

I'd give my right arm to be, like, a random extra on 'Girls,' just to walk past one of the scenarios. I'd love that more than anything.

To become a better you, take note of what gets you offended quickly and never go there or let it come to you.

This is the worst of our ways of remembering--this tendency to prod the crust of anecdote in the hope of releasing a gush of piping-hot symbolism.

It's a silence I know. The kind that's actually a sound so loud your brain doesn't know how to interpret it at first.

As a friend of mine told me about Real Happiness: you wrote this one in American.

He knows not where he's going, For the ocean will decide, Its not the destination, It's the glory of the ride

You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six.

The Bible does not contain the Word of God; It is the Word of God.

As I moved to less and less diverse places in my life, I realized that white people dont talk about race amongst themselves!

Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible

Men are always sincere. They change sincerities, that's all.