Everyone tends to assume thatLena DunhammodeledHannah fromGirlsoff herself (which would not be the most flattering self-portrait).
But Dunham actually says no.
For starters, Hannah is not actually that good of a writer.
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For so long, people were, like, You are Hannah.
They had no sense that there was any level of satire in it.
I swear, even my friends started to get confused, Dunham told the magazine.
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Shes not dumb, but shesdumb.You know?
Shes just exactly mediocre.
Shes mediocre at sex.
Shes mediocre at friendships.
The other thing I always say to people is, Do you think Hannah could have made a show?
Hannah cant even shop for groceries.
No one ever got that the voice of a generation line was a joke.
AfterGirlsended in 2017, Lena Dunham toldNylon, I wouldnt do another show that starred four white girls.
But, she continued, That being said, when I wrote the pilot I was 23.
Each character was an extension of me.
I thought I was doing the right thing.
