The hardest thing about writing a script is you finish it, but it doesn’t mean anything. It’s not like a novel or short story – a script is meant to be made into a movie. – Maggie Carey
Let’s talk about Connie Britton, who I love. I don’t know of a person who doesn’t love her, I don’t know a man or woman who doesn’t have a crush on her, she’s the most fabulous person in the entire world, and she’s such an incredible actress, and so sweet, and I love her. – Maggie Carey
You just write what you know, and I know what it’s like to be a teenager in 1993,, and I’m a woman, so I’m definitely going to write from that point of view. – Maggie Carey
Call waiting was, for me, that was like the best invention ever, because there was four kids in my family, and to get on the phone was impossible. – Maggie Carey
With comedy, it’s really hard to tell if something’s working on the page – you really need the actors to bring it alive. The scariest part is if people will laugh or not. – Maggie Carey
In my household, a Trapper-Keeper was too expensive – we had plain old three-ring notebooks – and I always wanted a Trapper-Keeper. – Maggie Carey
What’s great about having an audience is they can let you know what they don’t think is funny, and you can just cut that out and keep trying. – Maggie Carey
I love how, when you’re a teenager, you’re really opinionated, you’re really right, you can’t be wrong, and you don’t know any better. – Maggie Carey
I have this group of friends that I’ll send my scripts to before I send them to a large audience. – Maggie Carey
What I loved about myself as a teenager is that I didn’t know any better to be afraid or to be insecure. – Maggie Carey
