--- title: "20 Persons Quotes By Lena Dunham" description: "20 Persons quotes by Lena Dunham. Plus more from Lena Dunham and more Persons sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70f/lena-dunham-1013_another_it-s-really-hard-to-grow-with-another-pe_2315373.jpg" --- > [It's really hard to grow with another person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/it-s-really-hard-to-grow-with-another-person/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70f/lena-dunham-1013_another_it-s-really-hard-to-grow-with-another-pe_2315373.jpg) > [It's okay to change your mind. About a feeling, a person, a promise of love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/it-s-okay-to-change-your-mind-about-a-feeling-a-person-a-promise-of/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bf/lena-dunham-1013_change_it-s-okay-to-change-your-mind-about-a-fe_2966496.jpg) > [I never thought of myself as like, a funny person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/i-never-thought-of-myself-as-like-a-funny-person/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/886/lena-dunham-1013_comedy_i-never-thought-of-myself-as-like-a-funn_2859498.jpg) > [When it's low-budget, and you have one other person on the set, you have to make rules.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/when-it-s-low-budget-and-you-have-one-other-person-on-the-set-you/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88e/lena-dunham-1013_budgets_when-it-s-low-budget-and-you-have-one-ot_2167485.jpg) > [I thought I was really a radical, political person, which of course I am not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/i-thought-i-was-really-a-radical-political-person-which-of-course-i/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d4/lena-dunham-1013_am_i-thought-i-was-really-a-radical-politic_998177.jpg) > [When someone anonymous tells me I'm fat, that's not a person to me. If they're not going to acknowledge me as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/when-someone-anonymous-tells-me-i-m-fat-that-s-not-a-person-to-me-if/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9e/lena-dunham-1013_acknowledge_when-someone-anonymous-tells-me-i-m-fat_1641655.jpg) > [On a personal level, I'm proud of Grace Dunham for being so staunchly in her identity. It's a very unusual thing for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/on-a-personal-level-i-m-proud-of-grace-dunham-for-being-so-staunchly/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc8/lena-dunham-1013_grace_on-a-personal-level-i-m-proud-of-grace-d_2578221.jpg) > [I hate to be the person that's like, "We're doing something that's never been done before."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/i-hate-to-be-the-person-that-s-like-we-re-doing-something-that-s/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a0/lena-dunham-1013_done_i-hate-to-be-the-person-that-s-like-we-r_1337244.jpg) > [I'm ridiculous in my oversharing; my mom and sister are very open but a little more judicious than me... and my father…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/i-m-ridiculous-in-my-oversharing-my-mom-and-sister-are-very-open-but/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/922/lena-dunham-1013_father_i-m-ridiculous-in-my-oversharing-my-mom_767583.jpg) > [I am not a particularly political person, but, as a Tribeca resident, the commodification of September 11th is offensive to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/i-am-not-a-particularly-political-person-but-as-a-tribeca-resident/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/597/lena-dunham-1013_commodification_i-am-not-a-particularly-political-person_1660358.jpg) > [I never set out to make any statements about a specific character, I just set out to tell what feels like is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/i-never-set-out-to-make-any-statements-about-a-specific-character-i/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b3/lena-dunham-1013_character_i-never-set-out-to-make-any-statements-a_65585.jpg) > [I have never been a physically engaged person. Like, I was not an athletic kid. I was the kid who came up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/i-have-never-been-a-physically-engaged-person-like-i-was-not-an/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a2/lena-dunham-1013_athletic_i-have-never-been-a-physically-engaged-p_1270872.jpg) > [You have to move so you don't die. You have to move so your brain doesn't atrophy. You have to move so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/you-have-to-move-so-you-don-t-die-you-have-to-move-so-your-brain/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37d/lena-dunham-1013_atrophy_you-have-to-move-so-you-don-t-die-you-ha_2378758.jpg) > [I think women are conditioned to stand by their man and watch them make it to the top, but most men never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/i-think-women-are-conditioned-to-stand-by-their-man-and-watch-them/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86c/lena-dunham-1013_able_i-think-women-are-conditioned-to-stand-b_1892428.jpg) > [Of course you don't want anybody to feel shame for their sexuality. But you also want to make it clear that a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/of-course-you-don-t-want-anybody-to-feel-shame-for-their-sexuality/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/670/lena-dunham-1013_age_of-course-you-don-t-want-anybody-to-feel_1343214.jpg) > [I seriously consider television to be the people's medium. Like the idea of seeing your parents naked or having somebody go down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/i-seriously-consider-television-to-be-the-people-s-medium-like-the/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1e/lena-dunham-1013_body_i-seriously-consider-television-to-be-th_565075.jpg) > [I didn't tell him I was a virgin, just that I hadn't done it 'that much.' It hurt a little more than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/i-didn-t-tell-him-i-was-a-virgin-just-that-i-hadn-t-done-it-that-much/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a25/lena-dunham-1013_choices_i-didn-t-tell-him-i-was-a-virgin-just-th_807489.jpg) > [I always feel that there are two choices for women. Either be totally confident about your non-size-zero body and say, 'I love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/i-always-feel-that-there-are-two-choices-for-women-either-be-totally/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6c/lena-dunham-1013_being-a-girl_i-always-feel-that-there-are-two-choices_818211.jpg) > [A huge part of the American trans population that's often overlooked are trans teenagers. Many of them are homeless, and those are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/a-huge-part-of-the-american-trans-population-that-s-often-overlooked/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/669/lena-dunham-1013_contests_a-huge-part-of-the-american-trans-popula_1319267.jpg) > [There is nothing gutsier to me than a person announcing that their story is one that deserves to be told, especially if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/there-is-nothing-gutsier-to-me-than-a-person-announcing-that-their/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dc/lena-dunham-1013_appreciate_there-is-nothing-gutsier-to-me-than-a-pe_1708128.jpg) ## Other authors on Persons ## More by Lena Dunham > [It was only when I started making short films in college and I was looking for girls to play the me-ish parts that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/it-was-only-when-i-started-making-short-films-in-college-and-i-was/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) > [“Oberlin being a liberal haven where opposition was king, the coolest clique at school was a group of rugby-playing, neon-wearing lesbians. They dominated every…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/oberlin-being-a-liberal-haven-where-opposition-was-king-the-coolest/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) > [Calling someone a drama queen is so negative. Why not 'content creator'?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/calling-someone-a-drama-queen-is-so-negative-why-not-content-creator/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) > [My relationship to eating, my relationship to critiquing my own shape, all of that has changed since I've started viewing my body much more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/my-relationship-to-eating-my-relationship-to-critiquing-my-own-shape/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) > [“I am sorry (not to you but in a deeper way, sorry for my brain chemistry and who I am.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/i-am-sorry-not-to-you-but-in-a-deeper-way-sorry-for-my-brain/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) > [It's very easy for me to say what success is. I think success is connecting with an audience who understands you and having a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/it-s-very-easy-for-me-to-say-what-success-is-i-think-success-is/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) > [At my age, no one is married, no one has kids, no one has a career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/at-my-age-no-one-is-married-no-one-has-kids-no-one-has-a-career/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) > [I should do the things that make me feel cool and smart. As I get older, I'm realizing more and more that it doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/i-should-do-the-things-that-make-me-feel-cool-and-smart-as-i-get/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) > [My shape reminds me a lot of my grandmother, whom I was really close to. She died when I was 13, and we have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/my-shape-reminds-me-a-lot-of-my-grandmother-whom-i-was-really-close/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) > [I never set out to make any statements about a specific character, I just set out to tell what feels like is a truthful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/i-never-set-out-to-make-any-statements-about-a-specific-character-i/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) > [You’ve learned a new rule and it’s simple: don’t put yourself in situations you’d like to run away from. But when you run, run…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/you-ve-learned-a-new-rule-and-it-s-simple-don-t-put-yourself-in/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) > [I would go to work from 9 to 6, go home, nap for two hours, then write from 8 to 2 a.m.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/i-would-go-to-work-from-9-to-6-go-home-nap-for-two-hours-then-write/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) > [My uncle's a lawyer and I remember going to see him in court and thinking, 'That's cool, too bad I could never be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/my-uncle-s-a-lawyer-and-i-remember-going-to-see-him-in-court-and/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) > [I love directing scenes that I'm not in because suddenly I really feel like a filmmaker which is a different thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/i-love-directing-scenes-that-i-m-not-in-because-suddenly-i-really/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) > [I'm glad if my work can make a difference.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/i-m-glad-if-my-work-can-make-a-difference/) [Lena Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-dunham/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/persons/lena-dunham/#itemlist", "name": "20 Persons Quotes By Lena Dunham", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's really hard to grow with another person.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lena Dunham" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-dunham/it-s-really-hard-to-grow-with-another-person/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70f/lena-dunham-1013_another_it-s-really-hard-to-grow-with-another-pe_2315373.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70f/lena-dunham-1013_another_it-s-really-hard-to-grow-with-another-pe_2315373.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70f/lena-dunham-1013_another_it-s-really-hard-to-grow-with-another-pe_2315373.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's really hard to grow with another person.” — Lena Dunham", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's okay to change your mind. 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