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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 that went along with it.

Greta Gerwig

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Greta Gerwig
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: August 4
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Sacramento
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Greta Celeste Gerwig
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