Author: Elizabeth Meriwether

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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.

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

Why do British people make such good TV? It's so annoying. Stop it. Is it because they have free health care? Uggh.

Why do British people make such good TV? It's so annoying. Stop it. Is it because they have free health care? Uggh.

- Elizabeth Meriwether

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

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

- Elizabeth Meriwether

If I'm writing something and I'm not feeling mischievous, then I know it's not going to be great.

If I'm writing something and I'm not feeling mischievous, then I know it's not going to be great.

- Elizabeth Meriwether

If women ran Hollywood, 'The Hollywood Reporter' would have a 'Men in Entertainment' issue every year, and those jerks would have to write something.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

- Elizabeth Meriwether

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