I'm UCB trained - I came up learning about game, which is a really big part of the Upright Citizens Brigade theater. They teach you about game, and game in a scene is what makes the scene funny. And oftentimes, it's the character - this is really improv dorky stuff.

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Make all your decisions based on how hilarious it would be if you did it.

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decision ifs would-be

If you feel like a weirdo, it's okay because weirdos rule the world.

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weirdo okay world

I'm too awkward to date, I think. I'm kind of all or nothing, you know? Either put a baby inside of me or leave me alone.

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awkward baby thinking

It's weird, huh? It's like the minute you kinda give up control you just know what to do without doing anything.

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I got off Twitter, because I started feeling like it was not adding anything positive into my life. If anything, it was more negative. But now I'm back on it because it can be fun. I think, as an actor and a public figure, it's a different experience when you put yourself out there in that way. I think it can be a great tool, and that part I'm comfortable with. But the part that's kind of more personal, that part I'm still struggling with, because I don't really want people to know everything about me.

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I was like the only diverse kid in my high school, and I'm half-Puerto Rican. But yeah, I have a huge family and tons of cousins in Puerto Rico. We actually hung out with them last summer, and it was awesome. But I wish my grandfather had taught my dad Spanish when he was younger so he could've taught me when I was younger, and sometimes he does, too. It's a shame.

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cousin dad summer

I have a way of dealing with situations where I come off awkward, or people think I’m purposely trying to make things uncomfortable. But normally I’m talking really slowly or there’s a lot of silence because there’s just nothing going on. I’m just totally freaking out, but from the outside perspective it looks like I’m in control.

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talking people thinking

If I have the option, I always read the paper or a book or something I can touch and destroy in my own hands.

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paper book hands

The only pressure comes form myself. I put pressure on myself at first just because I was intimidated. When I made Amy Poehler laugh, it was a big thing for me. She's been one of my role models since high school, because she started UCB, which is what I wanted to do since high school.

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I think being on a TV show is amazing but also, people get kind of used to seeing you a certain way and so it becomes a challenge to break free from that in a way.

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tv-shows people thinking

My grandfather came over from Puerto Rico and raised his kids speaking English so that it would be easier for them to assimilate.

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would-be grandfather kids

Sarcasm is weird. Even not in acting, in life I feel 'sarcastic' is a word that people use to describe me sometimes so when I meet someone, it's almost they feel they have to also be sarcastic, but it can sometimes just come off as mean if it's not used in the right way.

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I've had experiences in my life where I've met certain people that have opened up something in me and given me hope and a new outlook on life.

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mets outlook-on-life people

I always want to keep growing and keep surprising people, and showing them different parts of me.

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growing different people

I'm like that person who hates going to magic shows - and I love magic, I love wizards - but going to a show where there is any possibility of audience participation is a nightmare for me.

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wizards magic hate

I do have magical powers, I try to use them for good and not evil, but I can pretty much make anyone do whatever I want them to do, if they're within range.

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I want people to like me but not at my expense.

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expenses want people

I'm not, like, Daniel Day Lewis. Yet. I will get there!

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I've felt depressed many times in my life, so I can draw on those times in my life when I need to.

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draws felt needs

I sold my soul to the devil. I'd like to thank the devil.

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