Theater has always been terrifying to me.

- Merritt Wever

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 …

- Merritt Wever

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

- Merritt Wever

I used to joke that if acting didn't work out, poetry was my commonsense fallback.

- Merritt Wever

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.

- Merritt Wever

I usually spend my free time worrying about when I'm going to work next.

- Merritt Wever

Broadway is like a club I haven't been invited to, and I'm hoping that maybe they will give me a guest pass one of these days.

- Merritt Wever

Unfortunately, I don't think I can call myself an activist because I don't really do enough of anything.

- 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.

- Merritt Wever