I had some years of definite frustration. Auditioning and not working as much as I would have liked to, or working and being paid a pittance, and sort of scrounging by in New York and sleeping on a chair that folded out into a bed.

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Categorized in : Sleep New York Frustration

I'd say I've gone to grad school for comedy being on "Community."

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community gone school

I've had weird, weird acting jobs. Low-budget filmmaking where you find yourself in really bizarre places.

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finding-yourself acting jobs

I have a lot of good stories for talk shows about the conditions in which I worked.

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good-story shows stories

You've got to get as literal as you can get to convince people sometimes that you can do something.

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convince sometimes people

It's really nice when life comes full circle and you get to work with people four years down the line.

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circles nice years

I've gotten super into restaurants in L.A., so I try to go to different restaurants all the time that's a good way to explore L.A.: you can drive to a restaurant and discover a new neighborhood.

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different trying way

An analogy is like a thought with another thought's hat on

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hats analogies

I keep reminding myself, through all the ups and downs of 'Community,' that I might never have another job that really means something to people, the way 'Community' means something to people. [...] That's more powerful than ratings.

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powerful jobs mean

I first came to LA auditioning during pilot season. I didn't really know anyone. The only people I'd meet were the girls I was up against at auditions. It wasn't the friendliest bunch.

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pilots girl people

You're always looking to have a unique experience as an actor, and definitely, being punched by a puppet ranks as a singular experience in my career.

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actors careers unique

I never pursued anything but acting. But as a kid, I was really interested in the Supreme Court. I wanted to to be a Supreme Court justice, but didn't want to be a lawyer. I just wanted to go straight to being a justice.

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acting justice kids

I had kissed a girl in the second season of 'Community,' but that was my first time kissing a girl ever, and I was so nervous, I almost knocked Brit Marling's teeth out.

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kissing community girl

I try to not go over things from the past. Learn your lessons and then let it go.

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let-it-go trying past

I'm really excited that 'The Other Woman' did so well at the box office, and I hope that will keep encouraging people to make movies about women, starring women, about female friendships. More. Please.

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female office people

I've always wanted to work with Elizabeth Banks. She's so talented and funny, and she's become this force of nature - directing, producing. Being around her is kind of inspiring.

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forces-of-nature force kind

Inspiration strikes at very funny times.

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strikes inspiration

Bitterness doesn't serve you any good. And it really tells you more about how you feel about yourself than anything you feel about your friends.

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bitterness about-yourself how-you-feel

I think, you know, when you're an actor who's had periods of unemployment, it makes you feel really good to have a job - to say that you're expected somewhere, do you know what I mean?

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jobs mean thinking

I think 'Glee' was a freshman comedy, and I think whenever it's your debut season, you get compared a lot to the other shows, regardless if there's any sort of overlap in content or tone or anything, just because you came out in the same year.

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glee years thinking

You know it's a good show when you involve fire and dolls and unitards.

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dolls fire shows