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 think feminism's a bit misinterpreted. It was about casting off all gender roles. There's nothing wrong with a man holding a door open for a girl. But we sort of threw away all the rules, so everybody's confused. And dating becomes a sloppy, uncomfortable, unpleasant thing.

The lighthearted moments of 'Girls' are really not speckled throughout and that to me is just super exciting, to be able to delve into the darkness that you are greeted with in your early 20s and the fear and what that makes you do, the places that you can potentially go with that.

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

I suppose I miss the British cynicism and the humor.

Comedy-wise, I think Chris Elliott is one of the funniest people.

If you're in scenes with a guy you know really well in a comedy, you tend to crack each other up too much.

In order to be able to write a good joke, you have to find the truth.