My goal has always been to try to live up to every ounce of my potential. For me, that means working with the best people and working with the best material.

It's not every day you get to be in a movie about Jackie Robinson, so you want to do it as right as you can.

I think that a man should not be shy; you should say what you really think and feel - put it out there.

I do enjoy history. That's one of the things that I love about acting is you get a chance to really dive into history and develop a real personal opinion about it.

I'm fully aware of how lucky I am to do the work I do. I work really, really hard, and there are a lot of privileges and perks that come with the job.

I think the crucial thing in the writing career is to find what you want to do and how you fit in. What somebody else does is of no concern whatever except as an interesting variation.

The thing that's different about 'Girls' and 'Sex and the City' isn't just that we live in Brooklyn; it's that these girls aren't trying to find their major career paths or life partners. They're just literally trying to get through the week and pay the rent. It's a really different time of life.

Each of my career decisions has been very much about doing what I wanted to achieve in the role and then finding another challenge.