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When I was a kid, I wasn't making my choices based on anything other than 'Did I want to work that day?' or 'Did being in school sound more fun?' And I don't remember ever reading a script and thinking, 'Is this going to be a fun part to play?'

I went to school to study literature and writing, even though I didn't end up really doing that in the end. I thought I would be a teacher, but I didn't really think about it in any practical way.

I thought of myself as an adult trapped in a kid's body. Had I known what adulthood was like, I would have embraced childhood a little more.

Nudity has never been a big deal to me. I sort of grew up with a lot of it in my family.

History is weirdly dismissed as not having anything to do with the present moment.

I know that in my own personal life, the people who I have dated who are funny can get away with a lot more than the people who aren't.

It's true that most people in the trans community don't have the incredible wealth and privilege that Caitlyn does. I don't think that, in any way, diminishes her struggle in her own transitioning.

I was like, Amazon Prime? Who has Amazon Prime? It turns out everybody.

I've been very excited to have children for a long time. It definitely added an interesting twist to the night we screened 'Lyle' at Outfest, and I got up to do the Q&A, and I had this huge belly no one was expecting. It creeped everybody out in the best way.

I had so many faux-parents.

The biggest issue that we have to contend with is campaign finance reform.

'Crystal Fairy' was one of the first movies I did after I recommitted to the idea of acting.

I just wrapped a new show for Amazon called 'Transparent.'

Playing dysfunctional characters or crazy characters is only fun if they're well written. So I have been lucky enough to be asked to play crazy people who are very well written.

I'm not on social media; I don't watch TV. I'm really out of it.

My mom could be pretty strict.

Our parents all experimented with raising us in a fairly loose, unorthodox way. A huge emphasis was placed on creativity, and our artistic efforts were never dismissed as childish. There was a sense that we - kids and grown-ups - all had the potential to make something of value. Our drawings were not simply destined for the refrigerator.

Her mother, Laurie Simmons, is a contemporary artist, and my stepmother, Cindy Sherman, is a photographer, so they've known each other forever. Lena and I were often at the same dinner parties when we were kids.

I loved being on the set of 'Field of Dreams' because I hung out with the baseball players all day, played cards, flirted with Ray Liotta, and had a ball.

My mom grew up in a strict Catholic family and moved to New York and became part of the Warhol factory.

My mother certainly never altered the topics of her conversation based on children being present.