00:49
Jill Soloway Highlight
You have to be passionate about something where you wake up in the middle of the night to think about what characters should be doing.
About Jill
- In college at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Jill wanted to go into advertising.
- Later, Jill realized television and movies were bigger interests and worked as a production assistant.
- Jill and their sister were obsessed with "The Brady Bunch"; for a time, that show was the only thing Jill was interested in.
- The two decided to gather up friends who were actors and reenact a ridiculous "The Brady Bunch" episode.
- Jill and their sister didn't produce the play to make money, they both just thought it would be funny.
- The play gained a huge cult following and taught Jill to "forget about what sells and just do what makes you happy."
- A similar production that Jill wrote about Courteney Cox (again, written just because it seemed funny) landed Jill a job on "Six Feet Under".
- Says you have to be honest about what makes you happy and go after it, "even if it's something stupid."
