'Girls' feels very active and stirring a conversation and controversial, and you can't really ask for more as an actor.

It was very clear to me I wanted to be an actor when I got out into civilian life.

Any actor is happy to be involved with something that's challenging, controversial, and not easily palatable. Things that are too dumbed down or easy to swallow are uninteresting... It's good when people have such a polarizing response.

I don't really have foresight as an actor as far as career trajectory - I just stick to no-brainer situations.

My plan was to be able to make a living as an actor.

I'm constantly thinking about the role, and there's an infinite amount of questions you can ask yourself about a character to the point that it's hard to find the boundaries of when to not work.