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Thinking Quotes by Lena Dunham

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Lena Dunham says success feels like a conversation with an audience that really gets you. She also warns that you can’t force people to like you, so you must ride the wave and stop the sleepless nights. Her writing ideas include trying a male lead and confronting the narcissism that social media can amplify.

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I learned that people are much more game to mock their own personas than you would think.

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You know, I always think of myself as sort of ready for every criticism.

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I think breakfast is the one meal when you don't have to eat animal, maybe.

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I think what people really hate is to be caught by surprise by criticism.

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I think of my body as a tool to do the stuff I need to do, but not the be all end…

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I don't think anyone would want to come to my gallery show.

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I felt highly anxious in a way that I didn't think other children were.

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I think some people are really connected to who they were as children. And some people aren't.

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I think that social networking makes people more connected, yet more distant, so there are people with less ties to real friend…

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I remember asking my mom, "Do you think that I will ever have enough money to live outside of your house?" And…

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On a personal level, I'm proud of Grace Dunham for being so staunchly in her identity. It's a very unusual thing for…

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I used to think Twitter was a waste of time and sort of ran counter to my ability to be productive and…

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

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

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I frustrate myself as a writer. There are certain things that I'll think, 'Well, that would be really fun to play... if…

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You can't force other people to like you and you just kind of have to ride the wave. I think I could…

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On Girls I like being a mouthpiece for the issues I think young females face today. It’s always shocking when people question…

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I had no clue what anyone was talking about like, you know I don't think I, I don't think any of the…

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

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Positive, healthy, loving relationships in your twenties... I don't know if anyone would disagree with it: I think they're the exception, not…

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The biggest fear that everybody has is dying. Not to get too meta on you, but I think every fear that people…

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My boyfriend's a musician, and I think when he's on stage is the only time he's not worrying. And so that's the…

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I think that people in the phase between being someone's kid and being someone's parent have always been uniquely narcissistic, but that…

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My dad once told me that he would rather I had an old boyfriend than a tall boyfriend. I don't know why,…

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I always feel that there are two choices for women. Either be totally confident about your non-size-zero body and say, 'I love…

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I think that people in the phase between being someone's kid and being someone's parent have always been uniquely narcissistic, but that…

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I really loved ["The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P" by Adelle Waldman]. It's having a really hot moment. Unlike many hot books,…

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When you're writing a script you have the option to embellish on life or switch the order of events or make it…

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I think romantic comedy, when done right, is my favorite genre. It's just a genre that's very human.

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Instagram what you think is funny and exciting and try not to include any animal abuse!

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

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I support Selfies! I think the war on selfies is really unjust!

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I'd love to write something for a male protagonist. That's sort of the next frontier for me. I think it'd be really…

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

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I think we all feel that way when we're young we don't think teachers have lives. We don't think therapists have lives.…

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I think that as our country becomes more tolerant as a whole of certain things, hopefully becomes more tolerant, there's a way…

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My uncle's a lawyer and I remember going to see him in court and thinking, 'That's cool, too bad I could never…

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I think about my best friendship - which the Marnie-Hannah friendship in Girls is based on - as like a great romance…

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I always say that I can play sort of six variations on one girl, all of whom are a variation on me.…

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I think that it's very important to be with someone who makes you feel like the best version of yourself. In some…

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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…

“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…

Calling someone a drama queen is so negative. Why not 'content creator'?

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“I am sorry (not to you but in a deeper way, sorry for my brain chemistry and who I am.”

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…

At my age, no one is married, no one has kids, no one has a career.

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…

My shape reminds me a lot of my grandmother, whom I was really close to. She died when I was 13, and we have…

I never set out to make any statements about a specific character, I just set out to tell what feels like is a truthful…

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…

I would go to work from 9 to 6, go home, nap for two hours, then write from 8 to 2 a.m.

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…

I love directing scenes that I'm not in because suddenly I really feel like a filmmaker which is a different thing.

I'm glad if my work can make a difference.