-Have you stopped watching -- You told me you've been watching
the Beyoncé documentary all weekend.
-Listen, Your producer actually was like,
"How many times have you watched it?"
I was like, "What's it to you?" -We want to know.
-I may have lost count. I don't know.
Sometimes, I black out.
Sometimes, I cry and other things.
-Are you just such a fan-girl of Beyoncé?
-I mean, the biggest. -Really?
-Her commitment to artistry
and the way that she demands excellence
from every single person on her team and herself
and is really in the trenches with everybody every day,
it's so antithetical to what we hear about hierarchy.
She's, like -- She's in it to win it
and she advocates for her team.
And I just think she's setting
a really killer example for the creative process.
And I sort of like her. Whatever.
-Is there anyone else that -- -Fine.
-Yeah, you can. -Yeah, you know...
-I'm all about liking people. I like people, too.
-I like so many people. -Yeah.
Who else do you fan-girl out over?
-I did a bad thing a couple of years ago at the upfronts,
which are the big sort of dog-and-pony show
when TV shows are getting picked up.
-Yeah. -They happen in May.
I saw Kate McKinnon and I was like, "Oh, my God.
You are so funny."
And I was sort of telling her that I love her.
and then was, like --
And, see, I'm doing the super-awkward thing
where, like, I can't stop talking,
and that's what strangers do.
And I know it's weird 'cause, like, I'm also on TV.
I'm not totally a stranger.
And I just kept going.
And I don't think I breathed for two minutes.
And she was like, "Mm-hmm." -Was she backing away?
-She was kind of like...
She's just like, "Keep that girl away from me."
-"Away from me." Let's talk about "Easy."
-Yes!
-Now, this is a tricky idea for a show.
Now, is this true? There's no script?
-No script.
-Now, walk me through how this works.
-Okay, so, there's this fantastic writer and director,
who's a Chicago guy, named Joe Swanberg, who is a genius.
And, so, I'm playing this documentary filmmaker
named Alex in the show.
And Jacqueline Toboni, who plays a character named Jo --
her and Kiersey do their episodes together --
comes to work for me.
And there's this whole moment where he says,
"You know, you're trying to figure out this girl's deal
and, like, also be respectful of the workplace environment.
And you guys go out for after-dinner drinks.
And this thing we were talking about,
about relationships -- hit on that and make sure you tell her
about your ex-girlfriend so she knows you're also gay."
And I was like, "That's it?" -That's it? Wow.
Okay, that's a lot. Hold on.
I'm gonna need five minutes for this.
-Yeah. I was like, "And what else am I supposed to say?"
-But isn't that amazing? -Yeah.
-Because it feels real, and you go --
-Yeah. And it just happens. -Like an acting exercise.
And it's a lot of romantic scenes, as well, I should say.
-Yep. -Is that tricky?
'Cause, I mean, I don't, clearly,
have to do that in my career.
-Right. I mean, the Roley Game, but that's not --
-No. Yeah. No. Yeah.
But, like, have you ever had
a really bad experience with, like...
-Yes. -...like, a romantic thing?
-So, there are spectrums.
Like, my experience on "Easy," with a director
who's incredible and a very respectful crew --
and, also, Jacqueline's a babe -- we had a lot of fun.
-Yeah. -Our -- Not our.
I can't reveal who this was.
I have had less-than-ideal experiences also.
Years ago, I was working on a show,
the one that really stands out, and I had to kiss this boy.
And we were doing a scene,
and he did this real weird kind of, like, move in on me.
And I was like, "Are we boxing? What's going on?"
And before I knew it, I was like, "Oh, my God. Ow!"
And I realized he was biting my lip, but, like, not my lip.
He was biting this part of my face,
where my chin-face attaches to my teeth.
I don't even know what to call it.
-Your chin-face. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Wait. On the inside of your mouth?
-Yeah, like all the way down.
He went past the lip and to there. To there.
And he dragged my lip through his teeth
like an artichoke leaf, and I was like --
-Like an artichoke leaf? Ew!
-I was like, "I feel so violated."
And I'm supposed to pretend that
I'm the most attracted to this guy.
So I, like -- I think I started twitching, and they cut.
And I look at him.
And I just -- I've known this person for like a week.
And I go, "What are you doing, bro?"
And he goes, "I'm being sexy."
I was like, "Not sexy!" -Yeah.
-"Hot tip -- this is why you're single.
Don't do that."
-Do not do that.
-Don't do that. -Yeah. Oh, my gosh.
-Yeah. No. -You know who you are, buddy.
-He shall remain nameless, but you know.
-You know who you are, yeah.