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I think part of being an adult is leaving the fairytale behind.

A question I get asked a lot is 'What is it like to play the straight guy all the time?' And I'm totally okay with it.

You know, I definitely have an inclination to work in the public sector.

Women tend to double-speak - I'm definitely guilty of that.

You know, I grew up on romantic comedies, and it's hard to find a new way to tell that story.

I have a lot of girl friends who are very adept at making friends, and guys are just not.

For the most part, there's so much of me in my characters.

You can never stop discovering music.

Comedy is like music, and the way to make the best music is to have skilled musicians in your band.

I love being part of an ensemble.

It's hard to find female leads that are flawed and interesting and dynamic.

I love fashion, but maybe I love it peripherally.

I've always dreamt of having some sort of undercover job. I think it's probably the coolest thing in the world, but ultimately a very lonely life.

I don't like expectations.

I would be an idiot to say comedy is easy, but it does come naturally. It never feels forced.

I kind of understand now why people freak out when they see celebrities that they love, because that's how I feel about every single Muppet.

I am definitively qualitative about work.

There's a definite responsibility that comes with being famous. You shouldn't be able to just dress up and look pretty.

Caring about what people think of me decreases everyday.

Fail fast. Fail often ... The most talented people in the world have bad ideas. That's a good thing to learn.

Marriage feels like an industry with catering and really expensive bands.

I love broad comedy. It has its place. If I were to do that, I'd love to do physical comedy.

It's such a fortunate life, if you can work as an actor.

Mostly though, college was me trying to look cooler than I was. There were definitely some Carhartt jeans and backward kangol caps in my repertoire.

Everything French is amazing, especially creme brulee, but then burnt sugar works for me in any capacity.

The justice system is flawed, and that just because you're overtly guilty doesn't actually mean you're actually going to go away, to jail.

When people don't know what you are, you get your heart broken daily.

Mom is the most unconditionally loving person I will ever know, and she has always supported me on every level.

I have no issues with my identity.

Chemotherapy is brutal. The goal is pretty much to kill everything in your body without killing you.

I would [call myself a feminist], yes, I believe in the unadulterated advancement of women. And we have so far to go still.

People are not enjoying life because they're trying to be something or brand themselves.

I think you make mistakes, especially in your twenties, where you date guys you wouldn't even be friends with - ever.

I don't want to be an artist, go on tour and make a video and wear sexy clothes. I would just love to make music.

People still go to Comic-Con because they love comics.

Men do weird things when they experience fear. It's like a fight-or-flight thing.

I pretty much borrow my entire beauty regime from my mom.

Women can do anything, and I want to see that. I want them to make more movies for girls, and just for girls. I want studios to start doing that.

I know what it's like to have my heart broken. It is not adorable.

It's very challenging to learn something new as an adult.

Smiling is definitely one of the best beauty remedies. If you have a good sense of humor and a good approach to life, that's beautiful.

I tend to leave the house without makeup all the time. I'm kind of lazy that way.

I can fall asleep anywhere.

My activities tend to revolve around crossword puzzles, reading and playing piano and games with my friends.

If you feel like you can't actually do the right thing and you're headed off into the field of justice, maybe there's no point in going into it.

Music is hugely important to me.

Control the public's perception of you and nobody will care if you have any talent.

I find it scary to sing - scarier than acting actually.

I am generally cast as the dependable, affable, loving, friend-wife-girlfriend.

I love going to weddings.

I like to be in a European city where I can speak my language.

If I can surround myself with hilarious people every day, I will always want to go to work.

Women have been interesting forever.

I have a lot of skepticism about marriage and monogamy.

I don't think that there's been one example in history where somebody has openly talked about their personal life and it's done them any good.

I probably wouldn't be acting if I didn't grow up in Hollywood.

I'm terrified of performing live.

I want a baby and I want a family, for sure.

I can be pretty persuasive if I believe in something strongly enough.

As much as my parents are part of Hollywood, I have no recollection of them giving me advice about it.

I had a nickname in junior high, and I'm loathe to say this: 'potato lady.'

I took a Groundlings class in my 20s, and I was terrible. They didn't even pass me to the next level.

My dad always tell me to make decisions from love and not from fear.

I love guys and the way they think; they're so straightforward - and women can learn from that.

I totally believe in romance and love and all that.

Ads featuring real women and real beauty are such a necessary component to offset the potentially dangerous programming out there for little girls.

You can't be an openly gay movie star. You can't be an openly gay pop star, really - minus Ricky Martin.

I don't think any other emotion is the equivalent of laughter. So I do whatever I can to laugh all the time and to hide my pain.

Good rom-coms have some reflection of the way things are, the sign of the times.

Geeks are finally having their day.

I feel like until you show every side, you're not doing the gender justice.

Auditioning is the worst.

Just because a situation is grim doesn't mean you don't have every right to smile.

People don't believe this, but Hollywood really is a meritocracy.

Timing is everything with relationships.

Music breaks my heart constantly.

Be friendly to everybody; protect yourself; people sometimes want a piece of you for no good reason; and always do things out of love not fear.

I love romantic comedies. I have a deep respect for them. I think they're really difficult to write and write well.

I hate to be a broken record - my parents have a lot to do with that too, because that's how they live their lives.

In elementary and high school, I never considered acting as a profession.

The minute you feel like there's nothing left to learn, whether it's with your career or life, you're done.

I'm generally a pretty friendly person.

I think every girl has that a guy she has trouble letting go of.

You can't really invest in your looks as the only thing because it's a depreciating asset. It's like putting money into a stock that's going down.

Spy plots are hard, really hard.

There's room for everything in everybody.

I really like the relaxed glamour of the '70s.

There's no better way to process pain than to write.

Invest in your brain, invest in your talents. Those things can appreciate and they get better as you get older.

Well, dating has become a sport and not about finding the person you love.

My parents are the coolest of the cool on every single level, and it's because they have a deep appreciation for every moment of their lives.

Streaking through a large crowd has always been a secret fantasy of mine.