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“As a kid, I was a big reader. Books and theater were the way I understood the world, and also the way I organized my sense of morality, of how to live a good life. I would read all night. My mom would come into my room and tell me I had to go to sleep, so I would hide books under my bed. At first I had a tough time getting through novels, so I read plays, because a play is generally shorter and has all those tools for getting people hooked early on.”

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Greta Gerwig

Greta Gerwig is a renowned actress and filmmaker, recognized for her distinctive style and influential contributions to the film industry. She has gained acclaim for her performances in independent films and has also made a name for herself as a director, receiving critical praise for her work. more

“I think being attracted to mistakes is one of the things that film can capture in a way that theater can't. Film can capture a moment of spontaneous life that will never be captured again. I like a lot of structure and a lot of lines, but then within that I make room for things to happen that you couldn't have predicted.”

Thinking Moments Film Mistake Spontaneous

Author:Greta Gerwig

“I wanted to be a playwright in college. That's what I was interested in and that's what I was moving toward, and then I had the lucky accident of falling in love with film. I was 19 or 20 that I realized films are made by people. Shooting digitally became cheaper and better. You couldn't make something that looked like a Hollywood film, but you could make something through which you could work out ideas. I was acting, but I was also conceiving the plots and operating the camera when I wasn't onscreen. I got very unvain about film acting, and it became a sort of graduate school for me.”

People School Film Moving Fall Acting College Lucky Falling In Love Work Out I Realized Graduates Playwright Graduate School

Author:Greta Gerwig

“I think when you're a teenager, you always feel as if life is happening somewhere else - it certainly isn't happening to you. And then you get to the place where you think your life is supposed to be, and you look around and realize it doesn't exist.”

Thinking Realizing Teenager

Author:Greta Gerwig

“I think the problem with growing up and idealizing self-destructive artists is that you only see the beauty they created rather than all the pain that went along with it.”

Thinking Problem Pain Artist Growing Up

Author:Greta Gerwig