Merritt Wever

I wish feminism wasn't so scary to people. It should be an evolving concept. I think it's an umbrella term to embrace conflicting ideas.

I think when you're on a show that takes place in N.Y.C. but film it in L.A. there is just a vibe that feels wrong.

Nothing beats a good part with good writers that you get to come back to year after year.

It's always nice to be thought of and asked to do anything, let alone something different.

It's always nice to be able to play different things.

I never saw the premise as 'Godless' is the story of a town full of women. I always saw 'Godless' as being made up of a lot of intersecting, related stories that literally meet in the final episode.

I have to do some mental gymnastics as an actor sometimes, to remember not to let certain things in.

I am determined and resigned to being self-conscious.

I remember always feeling lucky with Zoey on 'Nurse Jackie' that... she was new at the very beginning. So that gave her everywhere to go.

There's a lot to be said for getting really comfortable in a character.

I do think there are trends in your life once you've been auditioning long enough. I was the angry teenager and then the sweet victim.

I went to really good New York City public schools that had arts programs. So in junior high, I got into the drama department. From there, I went to a performing arts high school in New York City called Laguardia and I just kind of fell into the professional side by happenstance.