I feel like a lot of the female relationships I see on TV or in movies are in some way free of the kind of jealousy and anxiety and posturing that has been such a huge part of my female friendships, which I hope lessens a little bit with age. Lena Dunham on jealousy
My mom knows pretty well how I see her. Lena Dunham on mom
I'm ridiculous in my oversharing my mom and sister are very open but a little more judicious than me... and my father is a decidedly private person. Lena Dunham on mom
I feel like a lot of the female relationships I see on TV or in movies are in some way free of the kind of jealousy and anxiety and posturing that has been such a huge part of my female friendships, which I hope lessens a little bit with age. Lena Dunham on movies
I spent all my time on my movies worried that people were eating and that the schedule was being kept, so to have experts in those areas giving me the brain space as a writer and director is huge. Lena Dunham on movies
I never sort of thought of myself as a comedy writer, by nature. Lena Dunham on nature
You know, bad poetry I wrote in high school can still be found on the Internet, and, you know, there's a Web log of our college newspaper. You know, there's so many different stages of my creative development are sort of on-record if somebody were to choose to look for them. Lena Dunham on poetry
Positive, healthy, loving relationships in your twenties... I don't know if anyone would disagree with it: I think they're the exception, not the norm. People are either playing house really aggressively because they're scared of what an uncertain time it is, or they're avoiding commitment altogether. Lena Dunham on positive
My parents are artists in their world, in the world of modern artists, you are supposed to just go into your studio and tune everything out, and your entire relationship with your work is supposed to be a super private one. That was the way to do it and you weren't deeply truly artistic if that wasn't the way you were engaging the press. Lena Dunham on relationship
I feel like you don't know if someone's equipped for a romantic relationship until they're out of their twenties. Lena Dunham on relationship
I've only recently realized that I have a radically different relationship with my parents than a lot of people. Lena Dunham on relationship
I feel like you don't know if someone's equipped for a romantic relationship until they're out of their twenties. Lena Dunham on romantic
I think romantic comedy, when done right, is my favorite genre. It's just a genre that's very human. Lena Dunham on romantic
It's very easy for me to say what success is. I think success is connecting with an audience who understands you and having a dialogue with them. I think success is continuing to push yourself forward creatively and not sort of becoming a caricature of yourself. Lena Dunham on success