I was a Russian dancer in my elementary school production of Fiddler on the Roof when I was in third grade or fourth grade. I was one of the younger kids accepted into the play, and the plays were pretty impressive, let me say.
I think being mean to people in high school is healthy. It’s sort of like you’re in this situation with all these other kids and sometimes you need to get your aggression out. And if you’d had people be mean to you before, it really does build character.
There is a certain expectation of girls to eventually grow up and behave and fall in line. I’ve always bucked against that.
I had a bat mitzvah, was confirmed, went to Jewish summer camp, I go to temple for the High Holy Days. I think, like most people in their early 20s, I kind of strayed away from it. I think once I have a family I’ll be back into it.
I’m still waiting to hit it big. But there was the moment when I didn’t have to work at the restaurant anymore, which is the milestone for every actor. When your job is just to be an actor and not to have to do anything else.
There’s only so many times you can read how ugly you are and how much people hate you.
I really unfortunately don’t have tons of hilarious Sundance stories, because really I am not the biggest fan of hanging out, but the reason why is because I never go see other people’s movies and I think that’s the way to do it.
Don’t peak in high school.
I was a weird tomboy most of my life. I didn’t see the power in my own female form for quite a long time. Maybe that’s a good thing.
I find that working with friends is always the goal, even if its just one person. Because the comedy community is kind of insular, its easy to run into people youve worked with, even if you worked with someone on something for a day, or whatever.
In fact, the first time I ever got naked on TV was the biggest confidence booster of my life.
None of my friends are in the entertainment industry.
My first acting role as a kid was on Freaks and Geeks.
I really like doing television shows, and I anticipated doing a comedy, because thats the place I feel the most comfortable – those are the risks I want to take.
I was a late bloomer. I’m not one of those girls who’s like, “I love my body! Hey, everybody, come look at my body!”
I’m also 31 years old. It’s not like I’m some kid who can be slapped across the newspaper pages like some harlot.
I’m actually really proud of how I believe people perceive me in this industry. I worked really hard to be seen in a certain way. I think I get a lot of respect for what I usually do. I find that comedic world completely fulfilling and wonderful and they’re all my best friends.
I wanted to see myself as something different, and I wanted to convince people that I was capable of something other than what they would expect from me.
There are some of us who are just born with a more adventurous spirit than others. There are lots of people who would rather do the same thing, and she just was never that.
I feel lucky because most of my friends aren’t married. So I don’t feel that, ‘oh, step on it, you’re thirty.’