I was the kind of Jew who'd be in a bar, somebody would say it's Yom Kippur, and I'd go, 'Really?' Jill Soloway barjewkind Change image and share on social
For me to be able to punch above my weight creatively, to actually take a stand for what I was doing, I had to take on everything. I had to be the person who says, 'I wrote it. I directed it.' Jill Soloway creativelydirectperson Change image and share on social
If you're in a room and can be seen by actors, you need to understand that you can be felt by them. Jill Soloway actorfeltroom Change image and share on social
It's really easy to do sad; you just put on some sad music and write dramatically - everybody can do that. Jill Soloway dramaticallyeasymusic Change image and share on social
There's something about the kind of unconditional wild joy of creating that you have with your siblings that I am always trying to get back to. Jill Soloway backcreatejoy Change image and share on social
I think of myself as a producer. As a producer and as a showrunner, I already understand what it meant to gather people into a room and step back, to create the boundaries of 'everything's okay' to allow TV writers to go to their craziest places. Jill Soloway backboundarycrazy share on social
If you're female, and you want to express your femininity, you're actually demonized in the 'Free To Be... You And Me' generation. Jill Soloway demonizeexpressfemale Change image and share on social
I love the Army-Navy surplus store Surplus Value Center. They have really good long underwear and multicolored bandanas, cool camo jackets, and really, really scary-looking knives. If you're into that sort of thing. Jill Soloway armybandanacamo share on social
After 'Nikki' and 'Steve Harvey,' I had written on a show called 'The Oblongs,' which was pretty well respected and had a lot of 'Simpsons' writers on it. So I was a TV writer with an interesting voice at that moment. Jill Soloway callharveyinterest share on social
Whether you're writing television or movies, at some point you're going to encounter a male executive or investor who's going to say, 'I don't like that woman. She's unlikable.' And often, it's literally for being a regular human woman as opposed to an attracting human woman. Jill Soloway attractencounterexecutive share on social
