43 Quotes by Elizabeth Meriwether

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

Part of being an actor is being able to contribute to a character's rhythms. If there's room to explore, you find a happy medium. We almost always get it as written, and then, we throw some improvs in or some alternatives.

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

In a show that has so many neurotic, broken beta characters, it's always fun to bring in a character who's really confident in themselves.

The striking thing about New Girl is that under all the comedy, theres 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.

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

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.

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 stay home and cry.

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