I was a ballet dancer. I did other kinds of dance but ballet was my great love. But then it became clear, when I was 12, that my body wasn't going to be right. That's always a heartbreaking moment because… — 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
