There's nothing more thrilling than watching great actors say things that you wrote and bring them to life. — Greta Gerwig Copy Share Image
I think it's true of a lot of teenagers that you're convinced that life is happening somewhere else. — Greta Gerwig Copy Share Image
Books and theater were the way I understood the world and also the way I organized my sense of morality, of how… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share Image
I think being attracted to mistakes is one of the things that film can capture in a way that theater can't. Film… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share Image
You keep learning how to let go and to live the life that you actually have, as opposed to the life you… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share Image
When you're on set, and that clock is going, every second you spend doing something is a second you spend not doing… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share Image
There's a style in modern dance right now called Release Technique. It's based on a feeling of falling and catching yourself, and… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share Image
I'm all for the banalities of life and humiliation and everyday tragedies, but I also think people have big moments, and they… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share Image
I have a fundamentally hopeful view about people, and that might merely be a reflection of the fact that I've lived an… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share Image
I think when you're a teenager, you always feel as if life is happening somewhere else - it certainly isn't happening to… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share Image
As a kid, I was a big reader. Books and theater were the way I understood the world, and also the way… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share Image
There's a grace period where being a mess is charming and interesting, and then I think when you hit around 27, it… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share Image
I love New York, but it's a rough city. It's not dangerous now the way it was in the 70's or the… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share Image
I think being attracted to mistakes is one of the things that film can capture in a way that theater can't. Film… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I used to do my homework in the living room, where there was a picture window. I… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share Image
I didn't know the city at all, but I was so happy to be in New York I cried. I was so excited. — Greta Gerwig Copy Share
I think I've always wanted to direct, but I didn't go to film school. I was lucky enough to work in movies, and I… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share
I always have a soft spot in my heart for New York designers and independent designers, people who are doing the fashion equivalent of… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share
I don't really decide what the core of the story is before I write. I write to figure out what the story is. And… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share
Sacramento is where I grew up, so I felt like it had not been given its proper due in cinema. — Greta Gerwig Copy Share
Something people say about acting is that acting is listening. But I think that writing is listening, too. That you really have to listen… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share
As a kid, I was a big reader. Books and theater were the way I understood the world, and also the way I organized… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share
Movies are now more often watched on the small screen anyway. But at least for me, what got lost in that is the difference… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share
'A People's History of the United States' was actually a very big book for me. I read it in high school, and I felt… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share
I love New York, but it's a rough city. It's not dangerous now the way it was in the 70's or the 80's, but… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share
There's an economy in sports that I always think is a useful metaphor for acting. You have an objective. You're trying to win, and… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share
When I was a kid, I used to do my homework in the living room, where there was a picture window. I was hoping… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share
