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Jennifer Konner

(1971) Screenwriter

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Jennifer Konner is a screenwriter.

Quick Facts About Jennifer Konner

Born: May 16, 1971
Profession: Screenwriter

About Jennifer Konner

[Wikidata] American television writer, producer and director... | [Wikipedia] Jennifer A. Konner is an American television writer, producer, and director. She was the co-showrunner and writer with Lena Dunham of the HBO series Girls. In 2016, she directed the season finale of the fifth season of Girls titled "I Love You Baby", and in 2017, she directed the episode "Latching",

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We just want to be sure that what we're creating is pushing the ball forward for women and diversity in media.

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Ball

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When we're in production, it's 14 hours a day, and we couldn't be less involved in the world. My friends all hate…

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Day

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I think a great negotiator is an aggressive negotiator, and we're aggressive negotiators, We're not worried about someone coming at us.

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Aggressive

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It is very hard work, but I am a big believer in not micromanaging; I hire really, really talented people and trust…

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Hard

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The truth is that, to me, a likeable character is a character that is really flawed, so I don't know what people…

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Character

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I'd quit my job at a production company and was like, 'I'm going to be a writer...' I became a temp, and…

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Business

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When we worked on 'Girls,' we've had some really meaningful dialogue with our fans and with critics and really learned a lot…

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Avoid

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Judd Apatow, together with me and Lena, we're all the showrunners of 'Girls.'

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Me

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The first time I saw Lena Dunham was in 'Tiny Furniture.'

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First

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I've worked with Judd since 'Undeclared,' and once you work with Judd you never stop working with Judd.

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Never

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The origin of 'Lenny Letter,' it started because Lena went on her book tour, and she had these audiences, young women, really…

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Books

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I've worked on sets that were unhappy.

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Sets

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It's when people come at you on Twitter and say really crazy things. That's the kind of stuff that I insulate myself…

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Crazy

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People will fight hard for something they want or something they don't want, that they don't believe a character would do.

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Believe

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I don't like to listen to the unthoughtful criticism. When we have thoughtful criticism, I love it.

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Criticism

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You have trouble breastfeeding, and for some reason, it's supposed to be so organic that you feel like you're doing something incorrect.

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Feel

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I think it's weird that they're trying to make us be negative about 'Sex and the City'... Not HBO, but the press.…

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City

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