Greta Gerwig

Wrote in detail about the 42 takes she did of one 28-second scene in Frances Ha (2012) in a N.Y. Times Magazine article titled 'I Know I'm Doing the Scene Badly, But I Can't Figure Out How to Do It Well' [May 2013].

When I was a kid, I used to do my homework in the living room, where there was a picture window. I was hoping that someone would walk by and see me looking very studious in my living room.