Lena Dunham talks Taylor Swift, feminism and the Cosby controversy
It’s hard to describe my relationship with Lena because she’s my creative partner, my friend, my mentor, my (unlicensed but excellent) doctor and so much more. Instead, I will share some numbers: 5: The number of years we’ve been best friends and partners 4: The number of months we spend shooting a season of Girls 3: The amount of days it usually takes us to finish writing two episodes of Girls if we’re holed up in a hotel room binge-watching Scandal 2: The amount of godchildren Lena has (both mine) 1: The amount of desks we have between us. We share one. 146: The number of times we text on a “low-contact” day
Despite all that, in this interview, I’ll attempt to get to know Lena better. So I’m reading Time Out New York’s Karen O and Julian Casablancas interview to learn how to do this interview. Who would be who in our relationship? Who’s Karen O, and who’s Julian Casablancas?I think you’re Julian, ’cause you’re cooler. You’re cool at parties. But Karen O is also the coolest. Well, let me tell you something: If I’m him, I’m stoked, because in this interview, he’s wearing the hottest jean-jacket vest that I’ve ever seen. [Shows her the photo]Oh, my God. It’s amazing. During the brief period of time where I went out to the party MisShapes on Saturday nights, there was a guy there that was famous expressly because he looked a lot like Julian Casablancas. And people knew him, and he was cool purely by association. It was like if there was an Elvis impersonator who came to p