Jennifer Konner

“I was like, 'I don't get out of bed for less than $21 an hour!'... I temped at Chanel and the New York Stock Exchange, and then I'd come home and write.”

“I think a great negotiator is an aggressive negotiator, and we're aggressive negotiators, We're not worried about someone coming at us.”

“It's very hard to get together with your friends. You rarely see friends as a whole group.”

“I just saw 'Tiny Furniture' and became so obsessed with it that Judd Apatow jokes that I'm the distributor of it. I was making copies and giving them out.”

“The key is that when we disagree, we really hear the other one out and agree that there is a more elegant solution than one of us 'winning.'”

“I'm in charge of a lot of young women. They occasionally come to me for advice, and I have to wrangle them.”

“One of the reasons 'Boogie Nights' is one of my favorite movies is because it's about people in this gross industry, but they actually treat each other kind of like family. And at the end of the day, they're really kind to each other, and I feel like that is what we have.”

“We want to talk to celebrities about the things celebrities don't normally talk about. Like, we'd love to get Kim Kardashian to talk to us about finance. She is a businesswoman, after all.”

“The thing that's different about 'Girls' and 'Sex and the City' isn't just that we live in Brooklyn; it's that these girls aren't trying to find their major career paths or life partners. They're just literally trying to get through the week and pay the rent. It's a really different time of life.”

“I've worked with Judd since 'Undeclared,' and once you work with Judd you never stop working with Judd.”

“When the insane people start the chatter, there's no way to win that fight. It's literally like arguing with someone who is speaking another language, so there's no engaging with that kind of stuff.”

“What I always think about when I think about 'Girls' is Lena being in a scene where she's very vulnerable, possibly directing, acting, and she's probably written the dialogue. It's 2 in the morning. Everyone's tired. Everyone's grumpy. And she has a smile on her face and kindness for everyone who interacts with her.”

“We've never had twin infants on set in all kinds of different roles.”

“Lena Dunham texts me every morning the minute she wakes up to make sure I'm alive.”

“To be a little divisive is kind of hot.”

“It is very hard work, but I am a big believer in not micromanaging; I hire really, really talented people and trust them to do their jobs.”

“Our interests are pretty boundless, as is our appetite for new creative experiences.”

“I'm always shocked by what people react to.”

“We just want to be sure that what we're creating is pushing the ball forward for women and diversity in media.”

“To be unkind to anyone. There's no room for that. Not on my watch.”