Mary Elizabeth Ellis Professions : Actress Born : May 11, 1979 Browse All Authors Top 17 quotes by Mary Elizabeth Ellis Getting to play a yogic healer was awesome. I love yoga, so I've had a lot of teachers. Mary Elizabeth Ellis yoga play teacher A few months post-baby is not the easiest time to pull out your best yoga poses. Mary Elizabeth Ellis yoga months baby It's nice to be able to explore both sides of my personality. I definitely relate more to Debbie, my character on The Grinder. But it's really nice because I get to play a character who's down on her luck and kinda slipping off the edge in It's Always Sunny, while at the same time getting to play this character who's a mom and holding it together on The Grinder. Mary Elizabeth Ellis nice mom character We all have to hold each other accountable and point that behavior out to each other in a kind way. I guess what I'm saying is just having women behind the scenes isn't enough, we also have to be aware of what we're saying about ourselves. Mary Elizabeth Ellis behind-the-scenes kind way It's nice to always have a job and not be floating out in the ether waiting for whatever the next big thing is. So, in that way I hope there's no a shelf-life for great shows. On the other hand, you don't want to be working on something that's reached its peak and become irrelevant. Mary Elizabeth Ellis nice jobs hands I don't think that I would go into the writers' room because they work really hard and I feel like I'm already working really hard to shoot my part of the show. Also, I haven't written in a writers' room before, it's kinda intimidating to walk in there. Mary Elizabeth Ellis intimidating rooms thinking I also think it's still easy for us - as women, as writers and as directors and producers - to let it fall into the same patterns. Like, "and then the woman brings in the food, because the woman's the one who makes food." It's easy for that to happen, because that's what we've always known. Mary Elizabeth Ellis directors fall thinking I think having women behind the cameras is exciting - whether it's as a director or a writer or a producer - because it does feel like we're in the middle of this awakening of realizing that it's important for women to have a voice. Mary Elizabeth Ellis voice important thinking I've been doing It's Aways Sunny for 12 years, and so I have this cable sensibility. When I read the Grinder script, I was like "this is edgy," which is great, but in a different way from Arrested Development. I feel like the characters are a little more relatable, so maybe that's the difference. Mary Elizabeth Ellis differences character years People still tweet me like, "Oh my god, I just found out you guys are married!" Which makes sense to me because I'm not the type of person who is like, "I love this actor, let me find out everything about their lives." Mary Elizabeth Ellis guy actors people It's fun to be debaucherous and the worst version of yourself. Mary Elizabeth Ellis versions worst fun I have the weirdest job. The hair and makeup people were talking the other day about how weird their job is. And costumes, they have to be in people's faces and have to reach in their skirts to pull their shirts down and stuff. I was like, "You guys, I meet someone, I shake their hand, and then I kiss them. And sober. During midday. For money." Mary Elizabeth Ellis makeup kissing jobs I'm not good at reading reviews and things like that. Mary Elizabeth Ellis reviews reading I'm not good at going on the internet and trolling around and finding information. Mary Elizabeth Ellis findings internet information My personal sense of humor is edgy, I would say more cable-like: words you're not allowed to say, ideas that the majority of people might say, "That's too risqué for me." Mary Elizabeth Ellis majority people ideas Make her laugh, make her laugh, make her laugh. After all, the strongest relationships are the ones in which you can laugh with your partner through anything. Mary Elizabeth Ellis laugh partner your you I think breastfeeding is part of what helped me lose my baby weight. I just dump it all into my chubby little son. Mary Elizabeth Ellis think me baby son Similar Authors Beatrice Lillie actress Adepero Oduye actress Adrienne Barbeau actress Bindu actress Alexandra Breckenridge actress Bojana Novakovic actress All Authors
