I'm far too middle-class to morally object to a paying job.

- Greta Gerwig

I feel like most people aren't either/or, they're both/and. You're both magnanimous and petty. You're both kind and cruel. You're never just one thin…

- Greta Gerwig

Let your characters talk to each other and do things. Spend time with them - they'll tell you who they are and what they're up to.

- Greta Gerwig

There are a million little things, but one of the best ways to get to know characters is to just put them in situations and see what they say.

- 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.

- Greta Gerwig

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

- Greta Gerwig

I like things that look like mistakes.

- Greta Gerwig

I like movies about women behaving badly, because women behave badly just like men, and we're not always adorable and cute about it.

- 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 tha…

- Greta Gerwig