I feel lucky in that the same way I've surrounded myself with people I'm creatively comfortable with, I've surrounded myself with people who are accepting of the way that I look.
Lena DunhamAll my freakouts have been pretty private and directed at family pets and/or people I have been dating for too short a time to freak out at in that way.
Lena DunhamI think romantic comedy, when done right, is my favorite genre. It's just a genre that's very human.
Lena DunhamMy parents are pretty liberal. But they were just you know trying to look out for my innocence or whatever. But my babysitter had "Forever" [by Judy Blume]. And I said "Well I've read Judy Blume books, can I borrow that?" And she said no, this one's not appropriate for you. Which obviously, got me really worked up. So I took it.
Lena DunhamI am not a particularly political person, but, as a Tribeca resident, the commodification of September 11th is offensive to me.
Lena DunhamMy 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 reason he keeps doing it is because it gives him that sort of experience of weightlessness that I only get out of being sort of, deep into writing something or really lost in a moment on set, like it's available to me in these select moments through my work.
Lena Dunham