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> [I felt like I was a writer, and I just thought filmmaking was the best way for me to express that, because it allows me to embrace the visual world that I love. It's allows me to interact with people,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/i-felt-like-i-was-a-writer-and-i-just-thought-filmmaking-was-the-best/)

[Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eea/lena-dunham-1013_best-way_i-felt-like-i-was-a-writer-and-i-just-th_2529473.jpg)

## More by 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 that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/it-was-only-when-i-started-making-short-films-in-college-and-i-was/)

[Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/)

> [“Oberlin being a liberal haven where opposition was king, the coolest clique at school was a group of rugby-playing, neon-wearing lesbians. They dominated every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/oberlin-being-a-liberal-haven-where-opposition-was-king-the-coolest/)

[Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/)

> [Calling someone a drama queen is so negative. Why not 'content creator'?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/calling-someone-a-drama-queen-is-so-negative-why-not-content-creator/)

[Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/)

> [My relationship to eating, my relationship to critiquing my own shape, all of that has changed since I've started viewing my body much more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/my-relationship-to-eating-my-relationship-to-critiquing-my-own-shape/)

[Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/)

> [“I am sorry (not to you but in a deeper way, sorry for my brain chemistry and who I am.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/i-am-sorry-not-to-you-but-in-a-deeper-way-sorry-for-my-brain/)

[Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/it-s-very-easy-for-me-to-say-what-success-is-i-think-success-is/)

[Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/)

> [At my age, no one is married, no one has kids, no one has a career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/at-my-age-no-one-is-married-no-one-has-kids-no-one-has-a-career/)

[Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/)

> [I should do the things that make me feel cool and smart. As I get older, I'm realizing more and more that it doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/i-should-do-the-things-that-make-me-feel-cool-and-smart-as-i-get/)

[Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/)

> [My shape reminds me a lot of my grandmother, whom I was really close to. She died when I was 13, and we have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/my-shape-reminds-me-a-lot-of-my-grandmother-whom-i-was-really-close/)

[Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/)

> [I never set out to make any statements about a specific character, I just set out to tell what feels like is a truthful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/i-never-set-out-to-make-any-statements-about-a-specific-character-i/)

[Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/)

> [You’ve learned a new rule and it’s simple: don’t put yourself in situations you’d like to run away from. But when you run, run…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/you-ve-learned-a-new-rule-and-it-s-simple-don-t-put-yourself-in/)

[Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/)

> [I would go to work from 9 to 6, go home, nap for two hours, then write from 8 to 2 a.m.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/i-would-go-to-work-from-9-to-6-go-home-nap-for-two-hours-then-write/)

[Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/)

> [My uncle's a lawyer and I remember going to see him in court and thinking, 'That's cool, too bad I could never be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/my-uncle-s-a-lawyer-and-i-remember-going-to-see-him-in-court-and/)

[Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/)

> [I love directing scenes that I'm not in because suddenly I really feel like a filmmaker which is a different thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/i-love-directing-scenes-that-i-m-not-in-because-suddenly-i-really/)

[Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/)

> [I'm glad if my work can make a difference.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/i-m-glad-if-my-work-can-make-a-difference/)

[Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/)

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