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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

Topics: About Characters Day Deeper Develop Digging Every Every Day Exciting Just Keep Learn Like Long Long Time Most New Novel Really Really Long Time Show Something Something New Things Think Time Tv Tv Show Week Work Writer You I Think

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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 characters.

~Elizabeth Meriwether

Topics: Characters Could How Know Love Possibly Show Think To Love Tv Tv Show Where Write You I Think

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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.

~Elizabeth Meriwether

Topics: Anyone Ever Grasp Know Maybe People Running Runs Say Show Think True Tv Tv Show Who Would You

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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

Topics: Around Challenge Character Communicating Definitely Different Different Things Feel Hundred Instinct Lot Mean Much Other People Put Scene Things Think Thrown Tone Which Word Words Writing You I Think

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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

Topics: Being Different Different Kinds Does Doing Female Friendships Fun Funny Kinds Making Mean Pretty Right Right Way Today Way Woman Women Worth Wrong Wrong Way

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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.

~Elizabeth Meriwether

Topics: Actor Control Give Like Lose Love Much Out Possible Really Started Stuff Wanting Where Writing I Love

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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

Topics: All Night Because Could Danced Expression Fair Joy Kid Lady Love Much Night Song Watching I Love

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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.

~Elizabeth Meriwether

Topics: Industry Lot Men Much Obviously Outnumbered Still Very Women

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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

Topics: Always Appeal Builds Characters Dysfunctional Exactly How Know Little Me Relationships Sketches Start Started Then Writing

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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, improv. nights.

~Elizabeth Meriwether

Topics: Community Constantly Everything Going Importance Improv Learned Nights Play Readings Stand-Up Theater Working Yes

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Playwright

Born: Unknown

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