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I love making people uncomfortable, and when people say, 'I cringed watching [that] scene,' that's the biggest compliment you can give me.
I don't understand how some of these young actresses are wearing such provocative, editorial items, when they haven't even established a career yet. It's hard to see past that. I'm not so sure that's smart in the long run.
I'd be worried about myself as a human if I hadn't been nervous.
I've wanted to act since I was little, but my parents told me I couldn't pursue it until after college. The understanding was that I was lucky enough to be able to go to college and that it's important to being successful in life.
I was only allowed only to watch public television until I was 12 years old. I would come home from friends's houses with a list of demands. 'OK, We have all the wrong cereals. You guys are asleep on the job.
A lot of guys I know loved 'Sex and the City. ' They'll take it to their grave, but they watched every episode of it.
I was only allowed only to watch public television until I was 12 years old.
I've done so many funny jobs. I worked at a farmer's market through high school. I worked in the stock room of Ralph Lauren. I graduated to salesperson at Ralph Lauren, which was a big deal to me. I've been a P. A. I've been a stand-in. I've been an assistant's assistant.
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.
When I graduated from college in early 2010, I decided that I needed to create a calling card, some kind of business card that people can link to my name and face. So I did this 'Mad Men Theme Song. . . With a Twist' music video. I released it just as I moved to L. A.
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.
For cardio, I do SoulCycle. I really dont like to run, plus I have terrible knees and get bored on the elliptical. SoulCycle is basically a dance party on a bicycle, and you burn calories, and its so fun.
I'm a big Aqua fan. 'Barbie Girl' was a big deal growing up.
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.
Sometimes fake laughing is hard once you've done a scene 18 times. I don't want to brag, but I have a reputation for being very, very good at that. It's funny finding what's challenging about acting as you go.
I think I've always had that bird's-eye view of myself. I think it's an actor trait. . . Sometimes it's best just to get lost out there, but other times you have to be aware of where the light's hitting you.
I started out really into musical theater. So you can imagine I was super popular. I wasn't awkward looking at all.
I auditioned for 'Girls' the fall after I graduated from Yale. The show has been amazing - as close to perfect as it gets!
I just have always been so interested in the way actors and actresses present themselves to the world because I think it is very important and it affects the way people see you as an actor.