Greta Gerwig: The 60 Minutes Interview

Directing “Barbie” was a dream job for Greta Gerwig, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind “Little Women” and “Lady Bird.” Now she’s putting her own stamp on two “Chronicles of Narnia” movies.
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[@Myrtle5834]

Margot Robbies role in this film as a major producer was heavily underplayed here. Her production company led this- and it's massive!

[@kassiogomes8498]

That means Margot's company paid for the film to be made. Greta was the creative mind behind it all.

[@Ellie-qq9zm]

I was thinking the same thing. Yes it’s greta’s film in the sense that she did direct and write the screenplay and had a huge role but without margot as producer there would be no barbie at all and margot was instrumental at every step along the way.

[@melissam597]

Yes it would be a completely different movie without her involvement.

[@GLGL520]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@kassiogomes8498Producer is the person stands between the big corp and artists,who connects all the talents and resources(including funds) which could make the directors/artists’ vision came true. And make sure there will be a movie.They’re not just the know-nothing investor.Barbie is a mega production,a young female indie director’s vision will be challenged by people in suits who represent money but know close to nothing about movie non stop, watch more interviews you’ll see they were a perfect team,Margot was the women behind Greta.

[@slayer_142]

​@@Ellie-qq9zm Barbie work because of barbie toy

[@jovana3187]

Greta's interviews are a dream for a movie lover.

[@manuelorozco7760]

After seeing her Letterboxed interview talking about movies that inspired the making of Barbie I see what you mean

[@jasoncinema]

They really are. She has always been so enthralling and talented and wonderful - from her beginnings in the mumblecore film movement to moving into the main indie film arena (LOVED her in “Greenberg”), to her current phase of her career. And I love her cadence/inflection and manner of speaking.

[@lukeshioshio]

She's a hack though, other directors have way more interesting interviews

[@esquibelle]

🤮@@jasoncinema

[@theamberheardplaylist6768]

-Come over an see ‘Experts Agree On Amber Heard’

[@jillweber7467]

I love that they didn’t bring up her being a mother in this interview. Often interviews with men don’t discuss their children, but rarely does that happen when women are interviewed. How refreshing to just focus on her talent, vision and intelligence

[@AF-dn2bz]

What

[@Cheesyenchilady]

Yet here you are bringing it up. Thanks for that.

[@ariesfairie11]

Illuminating interview, thank you! She is so unique and genuine. I love her and Noah Baumbach's work, and as a couple, they seem to really get each other.

[@12345673581]

She clearly doesn’t love him you 🤡 Pay closer attention to how she refers to him 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jameskuckkan2326]

She deserves the credit. "Barbie" is a landmark in American popular cinema, and I think we'll look back on it over the years as the beginning of an era where independent directors were either given and spun up, or made for themselves, meaningful popular art.

[@MegaUtube99]

Relax

[@recherche4528]

Barbie was horrible. It preached to the audience and not entertaining.

[@esquibelle]

Truly pitiful

[@piteusx8440]

She definitely took a massive swing. I didn't think it would work. She pulled it off. She's incredibly talented. She deserves a ton of credit.

[@piteusx8440]

​​@@recherche4528Apprently, its box office revenue says otherwise.

[@mango646]

ive been a fan of her since frances ha came out, love that movie so much, its so cool to have witnessed her growth over time. so proud of her !! first woman to direct a billion dollar film is insane

[@sorchamccarrey]

she is a hero. not really because she is a feminist superstar or whatev, that's really not the point, but because she is making room for a whole generation of filmmakers just by being excellent and not sacrificing craft. it's just, really great popular film. endlessly inspiring

[@ivanjulian2532]

Geezus the word "hero" gets used cheaply nowadays, so much now it basically means nothing anymore.

[@mikekillagreen9432]

Unfortunately it won't happen. They said that after Kathyrine Bigelow

[@sorchamccarrey]

@@ivanjulian2532 heroes look different to every person who looks for one. it doesn't make them any less necessary

[@ivanjulian2532]

​@@sorchamccarrey peak woke rubbish.

[@sorchamccarrey]

@@ivanjulian2532 okay, i guess you don't have anyone you look to as an inspiring figure who has improved you from a distance. sounds boring but you can call it anti woke if you want lol

[@EricBrown]

this interview was awesome. So many phrases and explanations here are exactly how I explain the "Barbie" movie to people, and it's why it's a masterpiece.

[@nitedreamer23]

Her “Frances Ha” is one of the finest depictions of female friendship and lovingly captures a time and a place and an age (Brooklyn , mid-hipster era Williamsburg). Tender, funny, awkward, and, ultimately, beautiful.

[@hd-xc2lz]

Written and directed by her husband.

[@nitedreamer23]

@@hd-xc2lz indeed!

[@SleepyT23]

Greta Gerwig is literally living my dream life, lol. If it wasn't such a hard spot to get into, I would have tried. Film school is VERY competitive, and becoming a director is literally the hardest job to get. If it weren't for her getting into acting, who knows where she would have gone! She and Kate McKinnon being dorm-mates is the best thing I've ever heard, by the way. Totally makes sense.

[@a.m4863]

Omg this DOES make sense!

[@Ellie-qq9zm]

I think she was born to be a filmmaker and a writer. It’s her calling and I believe she would have found a way somehow. I mean for a while she was doing low budget indies it’s awesome that she’s been able to become such a big name. Not to disagree that it’s difficult af to get into the industry and especially get into directing.

[@daryaf.6934]

It´s not for everybody, but you should try! We only live once! And who knows, maybe you are going to be the next Greta Gerwig!!! Good luck

[@ja35511]

You don't have to go to film school! I never had any training and only started writing 3 years ago and already have a load of stuff in development; just start making stuff if you want to, don't wait for anyone to give you permission

[@stephaniewalter3321]

well here is how to do it - hook up with a successful married film director - have an affair w him days after his wife has a child - and take it from there! Simple.

[@cblchildrenspython]

I just watched Barbie for the first time, not ashamed as a male to say it was a pretty good movie. Great writing, great direction, great casting.....great movie

[@koleyw932]

She's has an original mind. Loved her after seeing "Frances Ha". She's wonderful.

[@manuelorozco7760]

I’ve seen Little Woman and Lady Bird

[@jeffreyBeThyNamezz]

What a legend. I cannot wait to see the films she makes in the decades to come!

[@manuelorozco7760]

It was Little Woman that made me a fan of her

[@dakotac180]

She is very smart. I hope more ladies keep taking over Hollywood because the system sucks. The movie was great, we all laughed and cried, the process of growing up without the pressures of the world being whoever you want to be, everyone can relate to that even if you didn’t play with dolls.

[@rowannixon3180]

Her husband is the actual genius behind this movie. She's just soaking up all the praise like a typical modern women - because she thinks she's entitled to it.

[@manuelorozco7760]

I agree about the system! It’s run by greedy imbeciles. And I’m all for a bit of both original ideas and IP’s co existing

[@UserStysel]

@@rowannixon3180 Didn't they both work as a team ? So shouldn't they both get praise?

[@TheOneManWhoBeatYou]

Yeah, keep believing that...

[@AngelineProductions]

@@rowannixon3180sorry, HUH?? He co-wrote the script, but Greta made the movie what is is…

[@lucicuti3731]

I really really liked the Barbie movie. I never got the idea that it was "bashing" men. In fact IMO I thought the ending where the Barbies didn't really incorporated the Kens into government, was actually a bit of a dig at women. A fun and family friendly movie for a change! Loved it.

[@TheEldubz]

I thought there were several digs at women. It seemed pretty well rounded and held everyone accountable while still remaining heart felt and gentle. Hard balance to do.

[@melissam597]

To me it's a pretty big red flag if someone genuinely feels that way. No doubt they "joke" about women all the time.

[@manuelorozco7760]

So I didn’t get the bashing men idea either! But the cast and creativity behind the camera is what made the movie work.

[@TheoMurpse]

It felt like it defended men by showing all the unfair, destructive pressures society puts on men. Like you can't just be normal. You have to LEAD. you can't cry. Your sex appeal is crucial to your self worth. Etc

[@manuelorozco7760]

About a year ago, I never imagined myself being hyped for a Barbie movie! And I say it as a 30 year old dude who feels a need of razzle dazzle once in a while of the feminine touch. It was Margot Robbie’s first look of her in her car at the 2022 CinemaCon, streaming Lady Bird and the teaser last December that encouraged me to give this movie a chance! Especially with the craftsmanship and the hard work Greta put into the script. I expected more of a Barbie Ken love story (call me old fashioned if you like). But when the Ken’s take over, the plot finds its footing. I was ready for I’m Just Ken but just not the context. I was initially excited for Ryan Gosling as Ken more than Margot Robbie as Barbie. But I came out a fan of both. And the opening weekend audience at my screening was the most enthusiastic I’ve been in since Avengers Endgame! I sure hope Margot, Ryan and America get award nominations this upcoming winter! I’m 30, young & single and Ken-enough.

[@rockturtleneck]

Good for Ms. Gerwig--that film could have very easily become the next Battleship Earth or Heaven's Gate but she managed to make a commercial and critical hit. Almost impossible to do.

[@downrighthorizontal9931]

her movies make me FEEL and EMOTE and BREATH and LAUGH and CRY and LIVE. Greta is a treasure- and you can tell by her comments & demeanor she didn't come from some hugely privileged, transplant-into-the-industry background and it shows: her stuff has so much character and depth & TALENT & SKILL

[@ezrafinkelstein2634]

The interviewer for this is Sharyn Alfonsi for those wondering

[@kalleygirl7]

This made me cry bc I love her so much. I’m just so proud of her

[@bjmajor]

Barbie indeed DOES have a character and DOES have a backstory. Witness all the hardcover books about her and her life in the town of Willows that were out in bookstores in the 1960s. There were a dozen of those books. These director(s) clearly did not seek these things out or they would have found them. Nothing had to be "made up", it was all already there for them!!!!! Ken, Allan and even Skipper's backstories were also in those Random House books.

[@betsy658]

Greta first got my attention in the Ben Stiller/Noah Baumbach movie Greenberg. She sang in a scene and I found her phenomenal. Have followed her career since and am so proud of her.

[@KS-if7gq]

Great interview ! I love Sharyn Alfonsi .

[@margieerwin5798]

I cannot wait to watch Barbie. Awesome cast and direction, not to mention the creative setting.

[@manuelorozco7760]

Believe me it was a pleasant surprise to me

[@lukeshioshio]

It's a really cringy bad movie, feels like a Disney channel movie mixed with propaganda and fell-flat jokes.

[@margieerwin5798]

@@lukeshioshio Marry Christmas and Happy New Year. God bless.

[@lukeshioshio]

@@margieerwin5798 god bless you too and Merry Christmas to you and your family

[@0mnom]

How ironic that one of Mattel’s concerns was the executive getting shot, yet after watching it 3 times already I never noticed it 😂

[@kelbel329]

Artfully directed and lucrative! Definitely worth a look if not for the psychology of a low self portrait and questions..fun visuals and dialogue!

[@diaryofamystic]

Greta Gerwig loved her in "Frances Ha" and have been enamoured ever since

[@denisefreitas6727]

Great interview! Love Greta! Love her movies! ❤

[@sosofilms6514]

I love how Noah said :"Greta saw something and I did not"...yes, that's why Noah is an author filmmaker and Greta is definitely more mainstream mind..she saw the success based on the stereotypes she uses in the film.. love both regardless, great minds.Noah -filmmaker Greta actor

[@smackdaddy9802]

"How bad? As bad as not making it [the film]?" That's a mic drop. I love watching her talk cinema.

[@8teenOfficial]

Gerwig is so good in Frances Ha, I thought that she's still playing the character until now lol

[@jasonboyd782]

It’s awesome to see how successful this movie’s been. I am such a dork to have thought Nolan’s would overshadow it.

[@robovike]

Gerwig is quickly up-shifting into my own personal cosmology of truly great living directors that include Nolan, PT Anderson, Wes Anderson, the Coen Brothers, Villeneuve, and Fincher. I've never seen an adaptation of Little Women that was more alive and immediate than hers--it was like being inside a popcorn machine with that cast and its dialogue. It was hard for me at first to understand the concept of a Barbie movie but the teaser won me with the humor (and reference) and the first trailer got me invested with the sense of imagination and direction that this could go. So many great messages, and so funny, and so touching. It The film itself has SO many movie references and I kind of viewed it as a dirty-bomb version of Everything Everywhere All at Once, even thought this one got so much more at the box office than EEAAO. Great writing, great directing, and it sounds like she knows how to keep their actors and production crew up and on top of things based on the recent Actors on Actors video with Cillian Murphy and Margot Robbie: dance parties, film viewings, and general great vibes on set. She has a great career in front of her.

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Ms. Gerwig is a genius and I'm so glad she's getting these opportunities.

[@manuelorozco7760]

I remember what a surprise Little Woman and Lady Bird were

[@yaritzamiranda921]

Noah really is just Ken 😂 bless him

[@kayladawn]

LOVE.THIS 👑 I love everything about her and her movies, especially Barbie 😍 💕

[@gjc7566]

My husband bought me pink Birkenstocks for my 51st birthday gift because I loved them sooo much in the movie. And I wear them everywhere! Greta, thank you so much for this movie❤

[@haydengrooms]

adore her. adore her. ADORE her.

[@ohbusiness]

Not that I am anywhere near the talent and success that Greta is, but the walks you take when you get writers block are real.

[@65g4]

I love her been a fan since Lady Bird love Little Women Barbie and Frances Ha shes amazing i cant wait to see what she does next

[@tobechukwuolumba7337]

A lot of magazine articles and movie reviews focus on Barbie. I have read all of them because it was the best movie for the summer. Greta Gerwig is the best film director, and I gave credit for her experience.

[@jacobbo-lee6107]

I love that you didn’t avoid hard questions like why was she okay with chinas nine dash line

[@THEJoeDub22]

I’ve loved Greta so much ever since seeing Frances Ha (check it out!)… so fantastic to see where she’s gotten and going. So well deserved!

[@yoonahkang7384]

omg is she making Narnia? are they bringing it back??? omg this is the happpiest day of my life!!!! please, please, let it happen!!"!!!

[@ArrestedDeveloper]

As soon as I saw the first images released I knew it was my kind of movie

[@shotokuryoiki]

she is the cinema version of donna tartt. i need them to work together.

[@FCPA1997]

She’s so great!

[@paulclanton8171]

Love your stuff! Thank You!

[@Ella-gb7no]

i love her so much, ever since i saw little women. shes my favirite director and im just so proud of her

[@user-rp6ic8of5w]

It's Oscar time for this fabulous and talented film maker!!

[@tonytonytoooony]

I like her. She seems really cool, and she's a Sondheim fan

[@tecamey]

Greta Gerwig should be Man and Woman of the Year, portraying both Barbie and Ken so well. At last and least, only Barbie is in the running for Time Magazine’s Person of the Year.

[@PinkDiamond7777777]

The interviewer's pearly whites! I need to know how, please.

[@j.gravett2878]

Happy she's made some serious money, but love her indie stuff! "Frances Ha"!!!

[@Clivesharrison]

Watched it on a flight at last and loved every second, as did the guy sitting next to me and his mate who came and chatted after we landed - genius fun and makes you think to boot

[@patriciafeeley7997]

Margo Robb deserves a 60 minutes , she is the Producer

[@nedisahonkey]

No audio

[@tex959]

Audio works for me.

[@reubz8644]

Get the nearest child to adjust your devices volume

[@tex959]

@@reubz8644 😂 the author of the original post is not necessarily 80+ yrs. old...

[@savv5594]

i just recently found out that my parents best friends are friends with her parents! crazy! my sisters are around her age & we grew up close by to her in sacramento! small world 😱

[@LilyEvans1996]

Is there a reason these interviews are not actually 60 minutes

[@jeffreyBeThyNamezz]

It’s a 60 minute television show. This is a clip from said show.

[@LilyEvans1996]

@@jeffreyBeThyNamezz oh ok thank you 💕💕

[@ronnieturner4714]

Birkenstocks are cool 👍 Back in the 90's, I had a pair and I was so cool 😎

[@RenataKleinRK]

Barbie’s feet aren’t permanently arched. They are permanently on tip toe.

[@Woozlewuzzleable]

Beautiful on the inside and out.

[@laurenhaywood6250]

I hope they take this to Broadway if they can?!

[@jenniferthreatt8455]

Greta Gerwig is a genius

[@esquibelle]

um no

[@STVG71]

I'll probably never see this movie because it isn't in my wheelhouse but GO GRETA! I will always stand behind artistic freedom.

[@arckocsog253]

She is talented, funny And very pretty

[@qtrfoil]

It's a good dance at 11:00, but it's no The Sambola!

[@jouuueee]

No commentary on the Oscars. I'm surprised. I would have loved to know what her opinion is on it.

[@Joe-ij6of]

Looking forward to the GI Joe movie

[@GuineaPigEveryday]

People still fight over that this movie was not feminist or daring enough, or it was too daring and too man-hating, but honestly it was just a fun entertaining well-written movie, I liked it, saw it twice in cinemas with some friends, had a great time, laughed a lot and felt emotional, and thats really all I can ask for a movie-going experience. No director or producer is ever going to make the perfect feminist movie or perfect at representing women or perfectly balancing what men and women like while also being progressive etc etc etc. But the fact that so many people went to watch this, talked about, enjoyed it, is exemplary by itself. Modern cinema, and its place in pop-culture, is on a downslope thanks to studios, and there's really no preventing that, so it was fun to at least have a nice last hurrah with Barbenheimer before all movies just become another form of content.

[@MatthewRStover]

Is that a Samsung device at 12:38? In Hollywood~?!? Lol. Yes!

[@oogrooq]

Interviewer's teeth are a little too white.

[@stephenhoda3362]

Thanks Gretta!

[@PeterMuller-dl1vg]

Die Frau ist wirklich sehr gut!!! 👍😃

[@voices_vary]

I watched about 35-45 minutes of it and quit. It is cute. It is fun. It is fragmented and poorly written. We want good films--which are actually good stories. No special effects. No fantasies. No dystopia. Just great acting, great writing, good directing and editing. Oppenheimer.

[@stage51manager]

What I like about Barbie movie is the diversity, a lot of everyone and everybody, melting pot. All the Barbies and Kens did a great job. Barbie won because of Revenue Income 💰💵💵 Thank you Greta Gerwig. 🎀 Also a thank you to Oppenheimer, thank you Christopher Nolan. Thank you Barbenheimer. 🎀💣💰💵

[@tmasbu.5358]

How would this have been made during the'film' era.. ?

[@SOLOHeyman]

Gone are the days of Mike Wallace and Morley Safer, asking reasonable yet hard edged questions, while citing credible evidence, that most interviewers shy away from. This whole interview felt like an Access Hollywood piece, full of fake laughs and phony smiles. Ask one question about man hating in Barbie while not providing examples to give the question more weight, accept Greta’s weak generic answer…now back to how the woman is a genius and keep a two-shot of her timid supportive husband to showcase that she’s not your typical castrating humorless feminist.

[@DianeLStyma]

Whoa ?!? Wait?!? The studio spent $$100 million 😮

[@MamaMargie]

I love Greta. She did amazing with Little Women too.

[@AoibheannDoyle-SoulTherapist]

Love Greta Gerwig!

[@afishcalledjuan]

I'm not gonna watch "Barbie" but way to go!

[@user-ei8ne7dt7c]

Greta's interviews are a dream for a movie lover.. Greta's interviews are a dream for a movie lover..

[@jodythomas4324]

Have no idea why, like I literally can’t pin it exactly, but I find Greta to be beyond attractive, she is so gorgeous. No lie, I find her to be more beautiful than even Margot Robbie.

[@williamthomas1]

60 Minutes has changed a lot.

[@LovedByYou]

I think this interview missed the opportunity to talk to her snitch what it means to her to get recognized for making such beautiful stories about women.

[@mirfir]

I loved America Ferrera

[@pontiacgirl73]

8:23 you did it in real life.

[@badandylaoc]

Been in love with her since Hannah Takes the Stairs 💗💗💗

[@user-lk3bz1mm2s]

Love this sister! A liberator for the Barbies AND the Kens. Brought tears for both sexes… for a reason. Luckily, my daughter thought what would move me the most, the “speech”. No, it was the beauty revealed in the “grandmothers” in the film…Those who held the wisdom, silently, fully aware of what is, indeed, beautiful.

[@dennismorris7573]

Great story, great film.

[@ChrisL540]

Big fan of Greta one of my all-time favourites

[@kennethschwartz9351]

I like her as an actress.

[@danielf986]

Greta and Kate Winslet need to do a movie called Face Off 2

[@Bicho-paulo]

“That’s not humans. Those are dancers”

[@Jabberstax]

She is the wrong choice for C.S Lewis' work.

[@terryglidden9647]

The veneers on that reporter though

[@user-sl8gt3bu1r]

She’s pregnant. Congrats🎉

[@floeticfloetry]

amazing

[@crayolasniffers]

A Ken movie ? 🎥 sign me up !!!