As Girls comes to its final season on February 12, Lena Dunham is preparing for a new era.
Speaking to Nylon, the 30-year-old admits the transition is a bit emotional:
“I had a psychotic moment where I was like, ├óΓé¼╦£I’m going to become a wildlife rehabilitator and a crystal expert.’ My boyfriend [Jack Antonoff] was like, ├óΓé¼╦£No, you’re not.’ I’m like, ├óΓé¼╦£I’m going to rehabilitate squirrels and owls. And I’m going to educate myself so that I can do crystal healings.’ He was like ├óΓé¼╦£Good luck with that.'”
Adding of the finale:
“I’m probably going to have a nervous crying breakdown.”
Understandably!
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Although crystal healing may not be the author’s next move per say, Lena says she’s focused on dedicating her time to Lenny Letter, her podcast, Women of the Hour — and tackling our current political climate as Donald Trump comes into office (sigh).
Miz Dunham explained:
“It’s going to be interesting promoting this show right after Trump is inaugurated. The final season definitely tackles some topics that are complicated and wouldn’t be beloved by the incoming administration. Hopefully it’ll bring up important conversations, and not just become the worst Twitter abuse storm in history — or it will.”
But the comedian is open to any feedback, as long as a conversation is started:
“The confluence, for me, of the show ending and this new era beginning in which I know that we as public women are going to have to fight harder than we ever have before, is a really interesting, complicated moment. I know I’m never going to have another work experience like this. Eight years of working on a project; it’s this living, breathing organism, but it’s also the luckiest thing.”
Amazing.
Clearly proud of the mag’s interview and corresponding photo shoot, the New York native took to Instagram to express her gratitude for the feature — explaining that “for the first time in my career, posing for pictures feels honest and joyful”:
She looks great!
[Image via Sofia Sanchez and Mauro Mongiello/Nylon.]