Elizabeth Meriwether Quotes

The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible.

A sense of play is important when I'm writing, and so messing around with, say, a magic routine can feel like play, at least initially.

I have a gut reaction to stuff that I read. Either it's a filmmaker that I really want to work with, or it's a story that I really want to be a part of and help serve, or there's a character that I feel I can bring something unique to. That's really what it's about. I would go crazy, if I just relied on the same tricks and did the same thing, all the time. It was just be no fun, at all. I really do need to try something different, every time out, and do something that scares me, a little bit.

I don't want to make pompous, serious films; I like films that have a kind of vivacity about them.

I remember when I was in art classes, I hated following the assignments. And I would get in trouble for doing something totally different or taking it in a weird direction.

The hardest part is not to repeat yourself. I don't really believe my core obsessions are going to change, but you need to look for ways to express them that are different. The main reason for doing that is not to bore yourself, and obviously, I don't want to bore readers.

I hope what I do has an art to it, and as an artist you have to try new things and keep yourself entertained.

One of the great joys of life is creativity. Information goes in, gets shuffled about, and comes out in new and interesting ways.

I think there's a part, just a part of comedians, that is still childlike.

Comedy is the ultimate truth. Jazz is hitting the notes that that no one else would hit, and comedy is saying words that no one else would say.

I'm a person who is always trying to write in a different vein.

I think I am too interested in my own ideas to copy anyone else's, but I find that other people's imagery, the flow of language in the outside world, games with words, and ideas about relationships are all most important to me.

I just do what I think is funny and what's exciting to me.

To have frequent recourse to narrative betrays great want of imagination.

The stage sharpened my creative instrument and encouraged me to go deeper and try new things.

Anything that is impractical can be play. It's doing something other than what is necessary to continue living as an animal.

Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.

You need to get outside of your comfort zone to write songs that are interesting, songs that are compelling, songs that are different from what other people are writing.

Sometimes it works. Sometimes I feel like playing 'Hospital'. Sometimes I feel like playing 'Pablo Picasso'. I've been playing a lot lately. I do it as long as I feel like it.

I always want to do something I haven't done before and get to work with other actors, writers, or directors that I want to work with.

From the very beginning, I've always just wanted to do something I've never done before. I'm still just trying to be on that path. It's all about working with filmmakers that you believe in.

Honestly, as a director, at least for me, if I start doing the same thing over and over again, I'm going to get bored really quickly.

I wish there were more humor in my work than I see in it.

I like change, like anybody. You don't want to keep doing the same thing because then it gets harder to take chances, be creative, and feel inspired when you're doing the same thing.

Creativity is a great motivator because it makes people interested in what they are doing. Creativity gives hope that there can be a worthwhile idea. Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone. Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting.