Comedy arises out of necessity, because some things are so dark that you have to laugh about it.

Comedy arises out of necessity, because some things are so dark that you have to laugh about it.

I think feminism's a bit misinterpreted. It was about casting off all gender roles. There's nothing wrong with a man holding a door open for a girl. But we sort of threw away all the rules, so everybody's confused. And dating becomes a sloppy, uncomfortable, unpleasant thing.

With 'Girls,' it doesn't really feel like I'm doing TV specifically. It just feels like we're making a really long film.

I am an avid reader! As for writing, I might - someday. But we'll have to wait and see.

We kept the old male ideas of success: power and money. We need new ones!

My mom was onstage when she was pregnant with me.