It's funny, I never considered that people are going to see me on the show and maybe stop me on the subway.

I consider being female such a unique gift, such a sacred joy, in ways that run so deep I can't articulate them. It's a special kind of privilege to be born into the body you wanted, to embrace the essence of your gender even as you recognize what you are up against. Even as you seek to redefine it.

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

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

I don’t really read reviews… That’s not where my attention goes.

Survivors are so often re-victimized by a system that demands they prove their purity and innocence.

On Girls I like being a mouthpiece for the issues I think young females face today. It’s always shocking when people question whether it’s a feminist show. How could a show about women exploring women not be? Feminism isn’t a dirty word. It’s not like we’re a deranged group who think women should take over the planet, raise our young on our own and eliminate men from the picture. Feminism is about women having all the rights that men have.