170 Quotes by Greta Gerwig

Nobody knows what you have in you until you've done it, so I just keep pushing those boundaries, and I figure it will all come out in the wash.

The more particular you make something, the more universal it becomes.

Working is not instantly rewarding. It's a long process, and it's much easier to just feed whatever dopamine cycles exist in your brain in instant gratification ways. I get it; I do it.

It's really hard for me to be around people I admire.

I love movies, but sometimes I think it's better for actresses not to be total cinephiles. You have to be able to do the work at some point; you can't be totally starstruck. 'I can't believe it's Woody Allen!' You have to get past that.

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

I sometimes have to turn off the fan part of my brain when I'm acting; otherwise, it would be terrible.

Everybody is always in the middle of their own opera.

I knew I wanted to be involved with theater or film in any way I could, either as a writer or director or actress.