My parents are artists; in their world, in the world of modern artists, you are supposed to just go into your studio and tune everything out, and your entire relationship with your work is supposed to be a super private one. That was the way to do it and you weren't deeply truly artistic if that wasn't the way you were engaging the press.
Lena DunhamI've always had a talent for recognizing when I am in a moment worth being nostalgic for.
Lena DunhamMy parents were open about sex. And my dad makes paintings that have a sexual component and it still scares me.
Lena DunhamThe end never comes when you think it will. It's always ten steps past the worst moment, then a weird turn to the left.
Lena DunhamWhen I graduated college I had a series of just humiliating jobs that I couldn't believe I was at.
Lena DunhamIt completely sickens me what our culture is doing to women. Last week I wore a big top and little shorts and a bunch of stuff came out saying I was without pants. 'The No-Pants Look,' it said. And I didn't go out without pants, I had shorts on... If Olivia Wilde had gone to a party with a big silky top and little shorts she might have been told her outfit was cute... What it was really: 'Why did you show us your thighs?'
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