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> [When I read 'Greenberg,' I had a really strong sense if I could be any kind of writer I wanted to be, I'd be this kind of writer. And I felt like, even in my experiences, what writing I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greta-gerwig/when-i-read-greenberg-i-had-a-really-strong-sense-if-i-could-be-any/)

[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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