Lena Dunham

I feel like you don't know if someone's equipped for a romantic relationship until they're out of their twenties.

— Lena Dunham

I find it really awkward to do a scene where I'm supposed to seem like I'm in love.

— Lena Dunham

When it's low-budget, and you have one other person on the set, you have to make rules.

— Lena Dunham

We both followed our hearts and had no choice but to hurt each other deeply.

— Lena Dunham

My mom said the term heavy petting existed a lot when she was in high school.

— Lena Dunham

My weight fluctuates depending on my mood and my current devotion to my fitness routine.

— Lena Dunham

When I was nine, I wrote a vow of celibacy on a piece of paper and ate it.

— Lena Dunham

I started writing plays, but the fact that plays don't last forever was too much for me to bear.

— Lena Dunham

None of my actions have ever sort of been motored by the search for a husband or wondering if I was going…

— Lena Dunham

I'm so proud of Jason's [Benjamin] work. I can say this and he can't, but there's no group of documentary subjects more…

— Lena Dunham

A girl's night for me is with a member of my family on the couch, eating takeout, watching something good, going to…

— Lena Dunham

There is something vulnerable about showing your tattoos to people, even while it gives you a feeling that you are wearing a…

— Lena Dunham

I always imagined that having a baby is something that I'm going to keep in a private place, but maybe my curse…

— Lena Dunham

Feminists believe that men and women should have the same opportunities. If you are a feminist you believe in equal rights as…

— Lena Dunham

“Rich, you don't need to fight it. I'm not like, trying to frame you. I am letting you know that it is…

— Lena Dunham

But ambition is a funny thing: it creeps in when you least expect it and keeps you moving, even when you think…

— Lena Dunham

The only time I felt like a weird exploiter - even though I knew I wasn't one - was when I was…

— Lena Dunham

I always thought that if you had any real proximity to famous people, that your obsession with famous people, would wane is…

— Lena Dunham

It's a very specific body. Even great reviews will be like: chubby, portly, overweight. . . . Sometimes I'm like, 'Ugh, how…

— Lena Dunham

It was only when I started making short films in college and I was looking for girls to play the me-ish parts…

— Lena Dunham

I didn't drink in the essence of the classroom. I didn't take legible notes or dance all night. I thought I would…

— Lena Dunham

The current economic climate means getting out of college is no guarantee of getting a job, and no guarantee of a satisfying…

— Lena Dunham

Women saying "I'm not a feminist" is my greatest pet peeve. Do you believe that women should be paid the same for…

— Lena Dunham

Girls are trained to say, ‘I wrote this, but it’s probably really stupid.’ Well, no, you wouldn’t write a novel if you…

— Lena Dunham

Part of being a feminist is giving other women the freedom to make choices you might not necessarily make yourself.

— Lena Dunham

Let's call a spade a spade - a lot of times when you are a vegetarian it is a just not very…

— Lena Dunham

I do think girls in their twenties accept certain kinds of lesser treatment than they would at other times in their lives.

— Lena Dunham

I've never thought of myself as an actor, so somebody recognizing me for that would be a real shock.

— Lena Dunham

You don't need to be flamboyant in your life to be flamboyant in your work.

— Lena Dunham

Here's who it's okay to share a bed with: . . . A heating pad. An empty bag of pita chips. The…

— Lena Dunham

The male capacity for turning the negative into a compliment is really alarming.

— Lena Dunham

That's the feeling [of relativity] I always had about [Judy Blume] books which I re-read and re-read and re-read.

— Lena Dunham

I don't want to get married until all gay people can get married.

— Lena Dunham

I've always had a talent for recognizing when I am in a moment worth being nostalgic for.

— Lena Dunham

Directing is about as visual as I get and I will leave artmaking to the rest of the family.

— Lena Dunham

When I write I'm never really thinking about themes or the universal.

— Lena Dunham

Scandal has made wine and popcorn seem like a viable, even healthful, meal.

— Lena Dunham

The end never comes when you think it will. It's always ten steps past the worst moment, then a weird turn to…

— Lena Dunham

I have to write people who feel honest but also push our cultural ball forward.

— Lena Dunham

I have work, and then I have a dinner thing. And then I am busy, trying to become who I am.

— Lena Dunham