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> [One of the great advantages of my time spent in movies and in basically every role possible, both in front of the camera and behind the camera, that I've gotten to see all these different ways that people work and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-gerwig/one-of-the-great-advantages-of-my-time-spent-in-movies-and-in/)

[Greta Gerwig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-gerwig/)

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## More by Greta Gerwig

> [I didn't know the city at all, but I was so happy to be in New York I cried. I was so excited.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-gerwig/i-didn-t-know-the-city-at-all-but-i-was-so-happy-to-be-in-new-york-i/)

[Greta Gerwig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-gerwig/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-gerwig/i-think-i-ve-always-wanted-to-direct-but-i-didn-t-go-to-film-school-i/)

[Greta Gerwig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-gerwig/)

> [You only get one life, so you might as well feel all the feelings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-gerwig/you-only-get-one-life-so-you-might-as-well-feel-all-the-feelings/)

[Greta Gerwig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-gerwig/)

> [I always have a soft spot in my heart for New York designers and independent designers, people who are doing the fashion equivalent of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-gerwig/i-always-have-a-soft-spot-in-my-heart-for-new-york-designers-and/)

[Greta Gerwig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-gerwig/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-gerwig/i-don-t-really-decide-what-the-core-of-the-story-is-before-i-write-i/)

[Greta Gerwig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-gerwig/)

> [I don't do well when I don't work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-gerwig/i-don-t-do-well-when-i-don-t-work/)

[Greta Gerwig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-gerwig/)

> [Sacramento is where I grew up, so I felt like it had not been given its proper due in cinema.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-gerwig/sacramento-is-where-i-grew-up-so-i-felt-like-it-had-not-been-given/)

[Greta Gerwig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-gerwig/)

> [I'm interested in characters that have just a touch of madness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-gerwig/i-m-interested-in-characters-that-have-just-a-touch-of-madness/)

[Greta Gerwig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-gerwig/)

> [Something people say about acting is that acting is listening. But I think that writing is listening, too. That you really have to listen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-gerwig/something-people-say-about-acting-is-that-acting-is-listening-but-i/)

[Greta Gerwig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-gerwig/)

> [As a kid, I was a big reader. Books and theater were the way I understood the world, and also the way I organized…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-gerwig/as-a-kid-i-was-a-big-reader-books-and-theater-were-the-way-i/)

[Greta Gerwig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-gerwig/)

> [Movies are now more often watched on the small screen anyway. But at least for me, what got lost in that is the difference…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-gerwig/movies-are-now-more-often-watched-on-the-small-screen-anyway-but-at/)

[Greta Gerwig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-gerwig/)

> ['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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-gerwig/a-people-s-history-of-the-united-states-was-actually-a-very-big-book/)

[Greta Gerwig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-gerwig/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-gerwig/i-love-new-york-but-it-s-a-rough-city-it-s-not-dangerous-now-the-way/)

[Greta Gerwig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-gerwig/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-gerwig/there-s-an-economy-in-sports-that-i-always-think-is-a-useful-metaphor/)

[Greta Gerwig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-gerwig/)

> [When I was a kid, I used to do my homework in the living room, where there was a picture window. I was hoping…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-gerwig/when-i-was-a-kid-i-used-to-do-my-homework-in-the-living-room-where/)

[Greta Gerwig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greta-gerwig/)

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