New York, NY —Watching Saturday Night Live tonight introduced me to Lena Dunham .  I heard the name before but was not quite sure where. I must have spent too much time in my cave.  Dunham is a tattooed and somewhat pudgy gal that most would dismiss as a potential leading lady of most films.  I was curious so I investigated to learn why this 27 year-old girl was hosting SNL.   I watched her skits and she seemed somewhat talented.   Where and how did she get her breaks I wondered?   Hell I have socks in my dresser that are older than Dunham!   It turns out that Dunham took a route to stardom I was taught to avoid like making short films.   I was taught to patiently wait for an agent or manager to discover your acting skills and make you a star.   That is now so “old school” and nearly always leaves the blood of hopefuls on the, Boulevard of Broken Dreams .   Most of the A list actors are not also writers and directors...