42 Quotes by Jennifer Konner

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

All of my peers were becoming bajillionaires. There was no one from college left in the temp force.

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.

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.

I'd quit my job at a production company and was like, 'I'm going to be a writer...' I became a temp, and it was the mid-nineties, when there was the Internet boom, and the normal group of graduates ready to fill in didn't exist.

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.

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

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

You know what my job is? I'm Mrs. Garrett from 'Facts of Life.'