10 Things You Should Know About Greta Gerwig — Including Her First Kiss!

Although Greta Gerwig didn't win the coveted award for best director in 2018 for Lady Bird at the Oscars, she did break an eight-year streak where no woman was nominated in this category.

Greta Gerwig blames her love for the song on being "one of those teenage girls who think knowing all the words to this song will guarantee you a boyfriend until you realise about 30 seconds too late that it won't." She may have the boyfriend part locked down now, but I think we all would still be interested in hearing Greta sing karaoke to Billy Joel.

In the black-and-white comedy, Greta Gerwig's real-life parents, Gordon and Christine Gerwig, portrayed her character's parents. Neither her mom nor dad had had any acting experiencing prior to this movie. Greta was nominated for a Golden Globe in the best actress category for her role as Frances Ha.

You're in the hot tub with your crush who you've been wanting to kiss for the last six months and you both finally muster up the courage to do it. It's great and you start making out, quoting the Little Prince, and then you both ride your bikes back home. That was Greta Gerwig's first kiss and it's almost as if it was played out like '90s movie love scene.

Greta Gerwig's decision to wear a prom dress while directing the scenes in which Lady Bird heads to her senior prom wasn't just so she, herself, could get into character or the high school spirit; but, to make everyone on set feel like they were on an even playing field. "I know some directors like to run their sets based on fear, but I wanted to create an environment where people can come and talk to you and not try to hide or throw someone else under the bus," Gerwig told Entertainment Weekly.

Before she was a filmmaker, Greta Gerwig dabbled in the dance world. First she tried ballet but with troubled knees and a rigorous (and unhealthy) diet, she traded her ballet slippers for hip-hop moves. In high school her hip-hop dance troupe was called Touch of Style.

You would never guess it, but Greta Gerwig was never accepted into any MFA programs for playwriting. She took this opportunity to learn the ropes by acting in low-budget and independent films such as LOL, Nights and Weekends, and Hannah Takes the Stairs. It wasn't until 2010 when she hit mainstream filmmaking after starring in Greenberg. It was also on set of this film where she met her partner, Noah Baumbach.

When asked what she thinks about the internet, Greta Gerwig compared herself to an old man. In a Screen Test with W magazine, Greta said, "I am actually worried about what it is doing to our brain and our sense of connection. I just worry that it is actually making people more lonely than it is bringing people joy."