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Lena Dunham I get a looot of unasked for sexual confessions. But ya know what? It definitely keeps life interesting.

xo and thank you to all who asked questions! I love Goodreads and you!
Lena Dunham I think that there is a very old school idea we have to become a master in one medium but that's continually being proven wrong by everyone from Oprah to Miranda July. Creativity is wonderfully amorphous! Let it take you where it will. Just try and finish what you start:)
Lena Dunham I think that so many of us feel this way! It's a plague on ladies (and probably some dudes too, though they're keeping it a lil' more under wraps.) Cheesy as it sounds, remind yourself every day! Remind yourself that you work hard and deserve love, affections, kindness and success solely because YOU EXIST AND YOU ARE WONDERFUL! Just don't steal or murder...
Lena Dunham My name is Nancy Kerrigan and I had a big career as a figure skater in the 90s that met a tragic end. Read my book so you can understand an essential moment in American sports.
Lena Dunham It's less of a decision and more of a need, honestly:)
Lena Dunham Firstly, congrats! You have a rich road ahead. I think the hardest element is realizing that there is no ONE TRUE FEMINISM. It comes in all different shapes and sizes and we should not be wasting time judging other women for not being feminist "enough" etc. Part of being a feminist is creating room for all kinds of women to make all kinds of choices.
Lena Dunham I started a production company with my best friend and partner in Girls Jenni Konner. We are called A Casual Romance productions and our goal is to create opportunities for women to express themselves, just like the one we have had.
Lena Dunham You know what? No! But if you'd asked me two years ago I would have begged for now. Now I am pretty into the surprises.
Lena Dunham Oh, the usual: fear of failure, fear of disease, fear my friends are mad at me, my dog licking my toes
Lena Dunham Amazing question Ami!

Marnie: Forever by Judy Blume. A lil romance and lil explicit sex:)
Shoshanna: definitely Lean In!
Jessa: it's hard to tell if she reads books but I am gonna go with anything Anais Nin
Hannah: Holidays on Ice by David Sedaris
Lena Dunham Why thank you! I think I dress like a deranged kindergartener with access to her stepmom's closet so that means the world. I love Nastygal.com because it's affordable and zany. I also love Etsy, eBay and my mom's closet. Independent designers are my jam-- cool girls making stuff out of their homes or small factories, with a vision for a new approach to fashion. These include Rachel Antonoff (aka my sister in law) Rosehound Apparel, Erin Kleinberg, Toujours Toi Family Affairs...
Lena Dunham I was initially inspired by Helen Gurley Brown's book Having It All, a guide to life for women in the 80s. While I don't claim to be a model of perfect behavior, I liked how she shared her own mistakes in the service of educating other and I thought I COULD DO THAT! My mother always calls bad experiences "grist for the mill." So I suppose this book is the mill?
Lena Dunham Honestly, it could just be something I see on the street: two grandmas bickering, a kid crying over a busted balloon, a homeless man with a dracula doll, a girl crying into her cell phone-- and suddenly sentences swirl and form, images are built onto images, and I am away in another world. My friends will always know because I go blank and stare off into space and annoy them a whole lot.
Lena Dunham I am currently getting started writing season 5 of Girls! The bitches are back and crazier than ever...
Lena Dunham Honestly, the lack of dress code:)
Lena Dunham I'd be lying if I didn't say I spent a day or so under the covers watching Love and Hip Hop in Hollywood and feeling sad for myself. But that can't last because there is just too much to do.
Lena Dunham You have to recognize that, even if you have shared a lot of yourself, the world still does not know you. You have a private sacred space within you that is just yours and that cannot be touched by anything but love. Writers are brave but they are also sensitive, so you will be hurt by certain things but you will keep writing because that is what you do!
Lena Dunham Staying up way too late! Subsisting on corn chips and green tea! Wearing the same pajamas for days and days until my boyfriend politely asked that I change! Buying horrible things on Etsy just to distract myself!
Lena Dunham I would say men are not very fit either since they can get a boner from a gust of wind so why not just elect dogs instead. SERIOUSLY THAT'S CRAZY TALK!
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