Greta Gerwig Quotes

• When I did plays in high school and college, I never remember memorizing my lines, but once I had blocking, I had all my lines memorized. Once I had movement associated with words, it was fine. Before I had blocking, it was just text on a page. Once it became embodied, it was much easier.

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• We would go down to Riverside, California, which is very poor now, but that’s where my grandfather grew up. He grew up during the Depression in Riverside.

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• The economy is rough. I think that affects everyone from big filmmakers to tiny filmmakers.

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• I’ve never had a plan, I’ve always done things from instinct.

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• I’m not really capable of memorizing stuff without moving around, that’s how I do it.

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• I was serious about ballet for a long time, but my mom got me into tap and jazz and modern and hip-hop, and I was one of those over-lessoned children.

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• I think as an actress, I prefer having a character on the page. It allows you to be more invested in actually creating a whole person. It’s easier when you’re not trying to come up with your next line on the spot.

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• I live in New York, and I love New York as well, but I think Los Angeles is a place where if you have the right person with you, there are all these little worlds that you would never guess by just looking at the exterior of what the city is.

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• I had dreams, but I didn’t have the sense that they would necessarily work out. They seemed very far-fetched.

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• I didn’t know the city at all, but I was so happy to be in New York I cried. I was so excited.

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• Getting bad reviews or doing something that’s not great is also really good for you as an actor. It also makes me feel as an actor that I’ve earned my stripes a bit.

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Greta Gerwig (11)

Birth:	4th August, 1983
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Actress, Filmmaker

About

Greta Celeste Gerwig is an American actress and filmmaker. Gerwig first came to prominence through her association with the mumblecore film movement. She has collaborated with directors Joe Swanberg and Noah Baumbach on several projects, including the film Nights and Weekends, which she and Swanberg co-wrote, co-directed and in which they co-starred. Notable work with Baumbach has included Greenberg in 2010 and Frances Ha, which she co-wrote, in 2012. Gerwig made her mainstream debut in 2011, in No Strings Attached. She also co-starred alongside Russell Brand in the remake of Arthur.

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• 1975 - Pier Paolo Pasolini
• 2004 - Theo van Gogh
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• 2000 - Robert Edmond Cormier