Greta Gerwig Quotes

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Greta Gerwig

Profession : Actress

Birth : August 4, 1983

'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 like my mind was really blown by it. I think the truth is I read it because it's referenced in 'Good Will Hunting.'

Greta Gerwig

From Rebecca Miller, I took the idea that the director needs to arrive every day an hour ahead of everyone else and walk through the entire day.

Greta Gerwig

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 the way movies are constructed from the inside out, from beginning to end.

Greta Gerwig

Specifically with directors I'd worked with, and even some that I haven't, they were all incredibly generous with me, having really long conversations about what they felt was useful as tips.

Greta Gerwig

I'm interested in characters that have just a touch of madness.

Greta Gerwig

There's a style in modern dance right now called Release Technique. It's based on a feeling of falling and catching yourself, and I thought it was such a good metaphor for the way life feels.

Greta Gerwig

Mike Leigh is my all-time favourite writer/director/creator.

Greta Gerwig

I love musicals. I grew up on musicals.

Greta Gerwig

As an actor, I just go off the director. I never ask how big the part is. I don't look at it from the perspective of, 'Is this going to be good for my career?' I just look for directors, and I think part of that is I knew I always wanted to be a director.

Greta Gerwig

I feel so part of the filmmaking community. It's amazing how much people support each other.

Greta Gerwig

I lived for two years with six girls in an apartment that was built for three people, and it had no heat. We would sleep in our coats and in sleeping bags. And it was great.

Greta Gerwig