Now that I'm acting, I've realized that I don't have a lot of barriers. Certain actors have a hard time with anger or with joy or with whatever, and, I don't know, I don't seem to have those barriers.
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I do own a unicycle, which I use for workout purposes as opposed to doing tricks.
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I grew up Catholic, and I am a pretty shy person.
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My whole life, I've been the one in my family that's always too emotional and too sensitive. That's, like, my role in my family.
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It is very common for people to come up to the cast members and say, 'Our family is OK now because of 'Transparent.''
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I had to live on $17,000 a year until I was 33, because I was a failed artist until I was 29, when I made my first short film that went to Sundance.
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Everyone I know who is having success in film right now is there because of persistence.
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The first 600 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail, before you get into the Sierra Nevada mountain range, is heavy on desert. One of the things I carry with me in the desert is an umbrella. People think that's insane. It has a shiny top to it, so it looks totally ridiculous, but the difference can be 20 degrees.
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I'm obsessed with 'The Americans.' It's one of my favorite shows. I also love 'Baskets' - low-brow, high-art comedy.