Greta Gerwig says that Frances Ha is the first project where she can really say 'this is my writing'.
The actress has teamed up with director Noah Baumbach to pen the screenplay for the new comedy; Gerwig also takes on the title role in the film.
Speaking exclusively to us here at FemaleFirst the actress said: "As a piece of writing it felt like I had a much better sense of who I was as a writer.
"So while I have done a lot of writing, I do feel like this is the first thing I can properly say 'yes, this is my writing'.
"For me, it is utterly part of why I love film and theatre and dramatic storytelling as I just can't imagine not doing both; for me, they just go together."
Gerwig has been steadily on the rise over the last couple of years as an actress, but she also has interest behind the camera.
And it is behind the camera projects that she is concentrating on for the rest of the year:
"I am doing a lot more behind the camera at the moment as I have written another project that I might direct.
"I am going to be acting in a few things, but most of my year is going to be more about directing and writing."
Frances Ha is out now.
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