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. Jennifer Konner More Quotes by Jennifer Konner More Quotes From Jennifer Konner It's very hard to get together with your friends. You rarely see friends as a whole group. Jennifer Konner youget-togetherfriendstogether 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. Jennifer Konner talkfinancewantlove I don't like to listen to the unthoughtful criticism. When we have thoughtful criticism, I love it. Jennifer Konner listenthoughtfulcriticismlove 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. Jennifer Konner smiletiredkindnessmorning 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. Jennifer Konner i-amtrusthard-workwork The truth is that, to me, a likeable character is a character that is really flawed, so I don't know what people mean when they say 'likable.' Jennifer Konner metruthcharacterpeople It's when people come at you on Twitter and say really crazy things. That's the kind of stuff that I insulate myself from. All of that is not very interesting or helpful, but we have critics who sometimes really love us or sometimes don't, and it's really interesting for me to see what they don't like about it. Jennifer Konner myselfmeyoulove I worked with Michael Bay on 'Transformers,' and I got to work with the writer of 'Transformers,' who's this really great guy whom I loved. Jennifer Konner lovedgreatguywork I think a great negotiator is an aggressive negotiator, and we're aggressive negotiators, We're not worried about someone coming at us. Jennifer Konner ussomeonegreatthink I always think there's this thing, when you live in New York, like, this unspoken agreement between everyone who lives there, like, 'We're sticking this out. It's the hardest place to live, but it's the best city in the world, so we are all going to do this together.' Jennifer Konner citybestyoutogether You have trouble breastfeeding, and for some reason, it's supposed to be so organic that you feel like you're doing something incorrect. Jennifer Konner doingfeelyoutrouble 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. Jennifer Konner feeldayfamilypeople We've never had twin infants on set in all kinds of different roles. Jennifer Konner twinsetneverdifferent That's like - my thing is I'm always like, 'Oh, white men are ruining everything,' and Max's dad is like... don't say that in front of your son. Jennifer Konner dadwhitemenson We just want to be sure that what we're creating is pushing the ball forward for women and diversity in media. Jennifer Konner womendiversitymediawant Our interests are pretty boundless, as is our appetite for new creative experiences. Jennifer Konner ourprettynewcreative 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.' Jennifer Konner keysolutionmorewinning 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. Jennifer Konner justfurniturejokesgiving 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. Jennifer Konner citytimelifesex I think it's weird that they're trying to make us be negative about 'Sex and the City'... Not HBO, but the press. Really, they're dying for us to say something negative about 'Sex and the City.' Jennifer Konner weirdcitythinksex
