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
Let your characters talk to each other and do things. Spend time with them - they'll tell you who they are and… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share Image
You feel sadness for time passing. New York is a city that keeps reinventing itself, and I love it so much. — 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
When I graduated from college, I thought that I would probably never be an actor because it seemed like everyone was big… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share Image
I was serious about ballet for a long time, but my mom got me into tap and jazz and modern and hip-hop,… — 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
I feel like movies are presents, and credits and fonts are bows and wrapping paper. I like everything to feel like it… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share Image
I feel like every year there's a thing about 'not enough roles for ladies!' and, then, also an article, like 'The Year… — Greta Gerwig Copy Share Image
One of the great advantages of my time spent in movies and in basically every role possible, both in front of the… — 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
