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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.

From Elizabeth Meriwether

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.

From Elizabeth Meriwether

I don't think anyone who runs a TV show would ever say to you, 'I have a grasp on running a TV show.' Maybe that's not true. Maybe there are people that do. I don't know.

From Elizabeth Meriwether

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.

From Elizabeth Meriwether

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.

From Elizabeth Meriwether

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.

From Elizabeth Meriwether

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.

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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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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.

From Elizabeth Meriwether

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

From Elizabeth Meriwether

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