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Elizabeth Meriwether
Elizabeth Meriwether
American Playwright
Born: 1982
Love People Think Women Writing You
Related authors: Arthur Miller August Wilson David Henry Hwang George C. Wolfe Howard E. Koch Lorraine Hansberry Lynn Nottage Sam Shepard
I think you have to love the characters that you write. I don't know how you could possibly write a TV show where you didn't love the characters. Elizabeth Meriwether
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The funniest things just come from honesty. We have a tendency to see female characters as representative of something larger than what they are, when male characters are just characters. Elizabeth Meriwether
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What does being a woman today mean? Is there a right way of doing it? Is there a wrong way of doing it? Different kinds of women, female friendships: It's all pretty funny, and worth making fun of. Elizabeth Meriwether
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Dysfunctional co-dependent relationships always appeal to me. I don't know exactly how it started. I start writing sketches of characters and little scene-lets, and then it builds. Elizabeth Meriwether
Me Writing Relationships Characters Exactly Know Always Builds How Dysfunctional Little Sketches Then Appeal Start Started
Every show is unique, some shows have the master plan and have everything figured out and that's just the way they do things. It's like high school. Some people write their papers the second they get their assignments, and some people write it the day after it's due. I am the latter. Elizabeth Meriwether
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Every day, I learn something new. I think one of the most exciting things for a writer is to work on a TV show. It's like a novel. You have a really long time to develop and learn about the characters, and you can just really keep digging in deeper, every week. Elizabeth Meriwether
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I think so much of writing is an instinct, or a feel for a scene, or a feel for a character. You have to put into words the word 'tone,' which I think is thrown around a lot and can mean a hundred different things, but communicating that to other people is definitely a challenge. Elizabeth Meriwether
Character You People Writing Words Word Challenge Think Other Hundred Definitely Scene Thrown Put Feel Instinct Around Lot Different Which Mean Communicating Much Different Things Things Tone
I started out wanting to be an actor and I like to give actors as much as possible. I love writing stuff where they can really lose control. Elizabeth Meriwether
Love Writing Lose Control Out Possible Give Stuff Like Where Wanting Much Really Actor Started
I love that song 'I Could Have Danced All Night' from 'My Fair Lady' so much. I love that song because watching it as a kid, it was such an unbridled expression of joy. Elizabeth Meriwether
Love Song Joy Danced Kid All Night Unbridled Could Fair Because Lady Much Expression Watching Night
The striking thing about 'New Girl' is that under all the comedy, there's something about the emotions and reactions that feels very real - much more real than other sitcoms. Like - maybe everybody is sort of laid bare in different ways. Elizabeth Meriwether
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It is hard to be an actor on a TV show, because you don't know what's coming and you sort of find out very last minute sort of what's happening. Elizabeth Meriwether
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I was really freaked out when I heard that Cookie Monster was going to be changed to Veggie Monster, but that turned out to be a lie. Elizabeth Meriwether
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I love 'Cheers.' I didn't watch it growing up, but I watched it getting ready to do the first season of 'New Girl.' It bowls me over every time I see it. The romance, the comedy, the performances - every bit of it is just so compelling. Elizabeth Meriwether
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If women ran Hollywood, 'The Hollywood Reporter' would have a 'Men in Entertainment' issue every year, and those jerks would have to write something. Elizabeth Meriwether
Entertainment Women Men Year Every Ran Those Would Something Write Issue Reporter Hollywood Jerks
If I'm writing something and I'm not feeling mischievous, then I know it's not going to be great. Elizabeth Meriwether
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