I've always been someone in [childhood] period of my life sort of the pains and anxieties of being young are the things… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
I really loved ["The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P" by Adelle Waldman]. It's having a really hot moment. Unlike many hot books,… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
A huge part of the American trans population that's often overlooked are trans teenagers. Many of them are homeless, and those are… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
Of course you don't want anybody to feel shame for their sexuality. But you also want to make it clear that a… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
It's almost like when you're young, your friends take on the romance role, and then guys take on the role of your… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
If a young woman is looking at the landscape of Hollywood, what she sees is almost only challenges. — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
People are ultimately threatened by young people taking positions of power. — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
I think about my best friendship - which the Marnie-Hannah friendship in Girls is based on - as like a great romance… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
On a personal level, I'm proud of Grace Dunham for being so staunchly in her identity. It's a very unusual thing for… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
On Girls I like being a mouthpiece for the issues I think young females face today. It’s always shocking when people question… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
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.… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
When we, as young women, are given the space to read, the act becomes a happy, private corner we can return to… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
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… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
“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… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
Calling someone a drama queen is so negative. Why not 'content creator'? — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
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… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
“I am sorry (not to you but in a deeper way, sorry for my brain chemistry and who I am.” — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
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… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
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… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
My shape reminds me a lot of my grandmother, whom I was really close to. She died when I was 13, and we have… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
I never set out to make any statements about a specific character, I just set out to tell what feels like is a truthful… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
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… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
I would go to work from 9 to 6, go home, nap for two hours, then write from 8 to 2 a.m. — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image