Occupation: Actress Birth: April 27, 1983
I was a precocious only child, and then I went through a fat, awkward stage for several years, so I learned to fall back on my humor and personality ….
It's the people that ultimately are less talented or have less confidence in what they're doing that then try to micro-manage, which lends itself to ….
I think the world of comedy is a relatively small community, and especially for women in comedy, there just aren't that many people involved..
I can be such a people pleaser, and so worried about what people are thinking or feeling insecure..
As an actor, when you're doing comedies, you're around fantastic, funny people and you hopefully have a really good time doing it..
The only thing that I'm not willing to do is really stupid, horribly written sitcoms. It can be tempting during pilot season time, but I realized thi….
I don't think there's anything more scary than being forced into doing stand-up comedy..
Stand-up comedy is still a very male-dominated world. You look at a set list and maybe there's one woman on there..
When you're an actor, people talk a lot about how, at some point, you really have to take control of your career and what you want to do and create y….
I think the good news for me in life is that I really trust my instincts when I come to work. Maybe less in life and in love, but in work and in come….
Babies are born whole and then they go through experiences in life that chip away at some of that, and it becomes learned behavior..
Working with David Gordon Green, and Jonah Hill, and Michael Cera, and Drew Barrymore, and all of those people - those are the best people in comedy ….
There's a certain truism that you can't be self-conscious in comedy. If I'm in it and if there's a scene that has a great set-up, I will go as far as….
I did babysit a little bit when I was young. I prefer babysitting for babies. I always loved babies. I was not as great with kids that wanted to be e….
All I can to, and the only sense of control I have over this crazy moviemaking business, is to pick things that I like with people that I love and re….
Life is hard enough, so when you can get any joy out of it, whether it's something you do on a day-to-day basis, or the people in your life, or going….
With acting, I started as a kid and it was my safe space and the place where I felt the most free to be all of myself. What gets explored in our show….
I think casting a show is an art form in and of itself. We're all so different - the cast is made up partly of real stand-ups, partly of actors, and ….
There's pressure to come up with something genius every time. I feel like I keep letting myself down with my Twitter posts. I have to start keeping a….
Most people, no matter what they do, they don't think they're a bad person. The place where their actions are coming from is a complicated place and ….
It's exciting to look back at the work that I've done and not have a single regret about a job I've taken. I feel really proud of every film I've bee….