Lena Dunham may quit acting; rails against women getting typecast

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Lena Dunham may quit acting; rails against women getting typecast


By Nardine Saad
March 11, 2014, 4:54 p.m.

Perhaps we'll be seeing less of Lena Dunham on screen in the future: The "Girls" talent says she might consider quitting acting to focus on some of her other work.

But don't worry, she's not going far.

"I don't know if I'm going to want to act anymore. I'm always relieved on the days I don't have to. I'd rather give parts to other women than be the woman having the parts," the Golden Globe-winning 27-year-old said in the April issue of Glamour, which hits newsstands March 18.

Appearing in the critically acclaimed HBO series about four 20-something women growing up in New York isn't the only thing on her plate. She created, writes and directs the series, which aired its Season 3 finale on Sunday. The frequently nude actress is also dating fun. musician Jack Antonoff, who has given her perspective on her career and, she said, came into her life during a major turning point.

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"[Before Jack] I was all tortured about whether I should get back together with this guy I'd been seeing for five months," she told the mag. "We'd broken up, and it felt like my only chance at romance for the rest of my life. But Nora [Ephron] was like, 'No, no, no.' So I broke up with him in January, 'Girls' debuted at the beginning of April, and then I met Jack at the end of April.

"The dialogue around the show already existed, so it was sort of clear to him what the baggage of dating me was going to be. I remember talking with him on our first date and him being like, 'God, all the articles about your nudity on the show are such ... .' It's funny, 'cause in some ways that's the conversation we still have when I'm upset [about stuff I read]."

Not surprisingly, Glamour's cover line is "Girls' Lena Dunham: Why she's OVER talking about her body."

And why shouldn't she be, given all the new projects she's undertaken lately? She released a book of personal essays titled "Not That Kind of Girl," will pen a forthcoming issue of the "Archie" comic and will appear in Joe Swanberg's film "Happy Christmas," which premiered at Sundance in January.

Dunham also just wrapped a hosting stint on "Saturday Night Live" over the weekend -- a gig that garnered various shades of Twitter rage because of an off-color tweet she posted about her "Adam and Eve" sketch on the show, which overlaid a "Girls" attitude on the biblical story.

A fan tweeted at the starlet for baring it all, saying, "you don't always have to get naked!" according to Us Weekly, and Dunham quipped back, "Please tell that to my uncle, mister. He's been making me!"

She quickly removed the barb and followed up with a series of apologies.

Dunham is pretty typical of a common breed of "feminist" these days. She's never personally experienced any oppression due to sex but she's confused ordinary insults with politics. She's spent a good deal of press talking about the meaning behind her inclination to strip off or to wear clothing that makes her look awkward. She sees her hipster view of society as being the correct lens for all women. People who disagree are 'haters' or some other version of that.

She's just a garden variety 21st century narcissist.

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[phillygirl]

I'm glad I've missed the whole Lena Dunham controversy. I watched one episode of Girls. I could see where young hipsters would find it funny. I'm neither young nor hip so it didn't appeal to me.

I remember she did a pretty good parody of the Obama Girl videos. She's got a good sense of humor and her sense of self in her industry is fine. But she's no Meryl Streep...in fact she's not even Courtney Cox...so whether she continues to act or not is not really all that relevant to anyone but her parents. Even they may not care.

[Gingersnap]

I'm glad I've missed the whole Lena Dunham controversy. I watched one episode of Girls. I could see where young hipsters would find it funny. I'm neither young nor hip so it didn't appeal to me.

I remember she did a pretty good parody of the Obama Girl videos. She's got a good sense of humor and her sense of self in her industry is fine. But she's no Meryl Streep...in fact she's not even Courtney Cox...so whether she continues to act or not is not really all that relevant to anyone but her parents. Even they may not care.

She's the Courtney Cox of the Teens only fatter and dumber.

[gary m]

I am so tragically unhip.
Until this post I had never heard of her and unfortunately after reading this post cannot go back.
How will I ever survive?

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I am so tragically unhip.
Until this post I had never heard of her and unfortunately after reading this post cannot go back.
How will I ever survive?

Google Images? You aren't her Dad.

[Michele]

I googled her to see who she was and found out that her father is a painter of "overtly sexualized pop art", she's obsessed about her nude body, she's had ocd since childhood and takes antidepressants. All of which I'm sure are not related.

[Gramps]

I'm glad I've missed the whole Lena Dunham controversy. I watched one episode of Girls. I could see where young hipsters would find it funny. I'm neither young nor hip so it didn't appeal to me.

I remember she did a pretty good parody of the Obama Girl videos. She's got a good sense of humor and her sense of self in her industry is fine. But she's no Meryl Streep...in fact she's not even Courtney Cox...so whether she continues to act or not is not really all that relevant to anyone but her parents. Even they may not care.

I watched 1.5 episodes.

I can probably say that the reason I outlasted you was the gratuitous nudity involved.
But, alas, that wasn't enough to hold my attention.

[Adam]

She's just a garden variety 21st century narcissist.

I prefer the more accurate description of "pathetic, self-absorbed bitch."

Until probably six or eight weeks ago, I had never heard of this loser. Somewhere along the way, she started gaining media traction as "that girl who goes around nude on camera for no particular reason." It's profoundly obvious that this is the only way she feels that she can garner attention for herself. It would be sad if it were some sort of condition, but so far, "asshole" is not a valid diagnosis in the DSM IV.

[Whoever]

I never realized she had started acting.

[Adam]

I never realized she had started acting.

Heh!

[Norm dePlume]

Oh, the unbelievable nerve of that chick, doing something you don't appreciate on a show you don't watch. It's no wonder you're so bothered.

[phillygirl]

Oh, the unbelievable nerve of that chick, doing something you don't appreciate on a show you don't watch. It's no wonder you're so bothered.

Wondering who the "you" is in this post. For me personally, I'm not bothered at all. Doesn't seem like anybody else is either. Just, you know, conversation. I'm a bit uncertain as to why everything is so pointed and personal with you.

[Norm dePlume]

Wondering who the "you" is in this post. For me personally, I'm not bothered at all. Doesn't seem like anybody else is either. Just, you know, conversation. I'm a bit uncertain as to why everything is so pointed and personal with you.

Lemme get this straight. "Bothered" is pointed and personal. "Pathetic, self-absorbed bitch" is just conversation.

[phillygirl]

Lemme get this straight. "Bothered" is pointed and personal. "Pathetic, self-absorbed bitch" is just conversation.

Oh, so you were talking about Adam?

Well, that answers question number 1.

Would you like to opine as to question number 2?

And is the young lady a member of this forum?

[Norm dePlume]

Oh, so you were talking about Adam?

Well, that answers question number 1.

Would you like to opine as to question number 2?

And is the young lady a member of this forum?

I was talking about the general tenor of the thread. Adam's description was a notable highlight.

I'll just assume this is question number 2, even though it isn't a question:

I'm a bit uncertain as to why everything is so pointed and personal with you.

I don't consider sarcastic sympathy very personal. Pointed, sure. Personal, not really. It's not like I tagged anyone's looks or body odor. I commented on the commentary, which is about as impersonal as can be.

And, as far as I know, Lena Dunham is not a member of the forum. She is, however, a person. Like, you know, a human being.

So, again, what we have here is that someone describes Lena Dunham fat and dumb, and someone else calls her a pathetic, self-absorbed bitch, and you let that pass without comment. And then I come along and sarcastically say "no wonder you're so bothered" and suddenly that's too much to go unchallenged. Now we're getting too judgmental.

On edit: Hey, on another thread someone is calling another poster (a member of this forum) a lunatic! Are you gonna just stand there and let that happen?