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25 quotes by Elizabeth Meriwether

Elizabeth Meriwether (born 1981) is an American playwright and screenwriter, television showrunner, producer, and writer. She is known for the 2010 play Oliver Parker!, the 2011 romantic comedy film No Strings Attached, and the sitcom New Girl for Fox, starring Zooey Deschanel.
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If I'm writing something and I'm not feeling mischievous, then I know it's not going to be great.

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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... →

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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... →

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I think they should create a holiday for friends-with-benefits relationships. Because I feel like Valentine's Day is, maybe it's a day to... →

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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.

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But, yes, I learned everything working in theater. I learned the importance of community - I was constantly going to play readings, stand-up nights... →

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The striking thing about 'New Girl' is that under all the comedy, there's something about the emotions and reactions that feels very real... →

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I think in a lot of romantic comedies it ends with a kiss, and I feel like in modern day relationships, and maybe just my own experience, it starts... →

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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.

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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... →

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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... →

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People want to put women in one box, and I'm interested in how women can be everything at once.

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There are a lot of women screenwriters, but they are obviously outnumbered by men. And it still is a very much male-dominated industry.

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