PS: OK, so clearly, the ladies love you on Insecure. Someone tweeted "It's probably been said, but Jay Ellis has a phenomenal ass!" and you actually replied to her.
JE: [Laughs] When people say stuff like that, I get a kick out of it. I think it's hilarious.
PS: As an actor, how do you prepare for those scenes when you know you're going to be nude? Is it just like second nature now?
"My comfort level, for example — I'm OK with being butt-naked all the time. I am. "
JE: It's always a little bit awkward when you're doing a scene with another actor because you wanna be respectful of that actor. Everyone's comfort level is different. My comfort level, for example — I'm OK with being butt-naked all the time. I am. If humans didn't have to walk around with clothes, then I wouldn't.
But I think you do always have to be respectful of the actor you're working with. I have those conversations of "This is what I was thinking to cover myself," "These are the options; do you have one that you prefer? Is there one that makes you more comfortable?" "I'm gonna touch you here — is that OK?" "I'm gonna kiss you there — is that OK?" I think you have to have those conversations when you're on set. But the nudity part doesn't really bother me anymore. I'm used to it.
PS: Do you remember the most awkward sex scene you had to film on the show?
JE: The threesome scene in season two was awkward. [Laughs] Just in the way that, like, there was someone on my face and on my lap! But I had to tap [Hayley Kiyoko's] leg to get her to lift up if I needed to say something. I would be under there and I would be mumbled and people couldn't understand what I would be saying. But yeah, I look back at it and it's easier to laugh at now.
