I feel like a good pair of diamond studs goes a long way. They make everything look dressy, and you just seem more put together. Greta Gerwig Read Quote
I sound like an old man when I talk about the Internet, but I am actually worried about what it’s doing to our brains and our sense of connection. Greta Gerwig Read Quote
One of the things that happens when you write characters – and maybe this is my own sentimentality – is that I always find I have an instinct to protect them. Greta Gerwig Read Quote
I was very serious about ballet until the age of 12, at which point my body changed, and it wasn’t quite right. Greta Gerwig Read Quote
I was part of a hip-hop group called Fly Style. I was one of two white girls, and I was part of the younger company, which was called Touch of Style. And it was amazing. It gave me a different perception of dance and beauty because the other girls were mostly African-American and Latina. Greta Gerwig Read Quote
I’d applied to graduate school for playwriting, and I got rejected by every school. I felt that theatre was closed but that, when it came to film, the door was very slightly ajar. If I have any virtues, it’s that I’m good at walking through doors that are slightly ajar. Greta Gerwig Read Quote
I’ve made so many films in New York. There was an assumption I think a lot of people had that I am a New Yorker, that I am from New York, and I always felt like nothing could be further from the truth. Greta Gerwig Read Quote
The Catholic theatrics are pretty high quality, but the Protestants have better hymns. Greta Gerwig Read Quote
When you write something you know, you’re making a story that will work, whether or not there’s bits taken. It’s always funny to me when people say, ‘Well, it’s clearly autobiographical,’ and I say, ‘Well, how do you know my autobiography?’ Certainly, there are things that are connected, but I just think it’s a very interesting assumption. Greta Gerwig Read Quote
