Aline Brosh McKenna

It doesn't take a genius to figure this out.

The minute we cast Meryl, I thought, oh, this could be awesome.

At the end of the class, he said, I've never said this to anyone in seven years, but you need to move to L.A.

and be a screenwriter.

This is what you were meant to do.

Here's when I knew it was not going to work.

We shot it and the executive comes up to me and she goes, you know, whatever happens with this, this thing is a real feather in your cap.

And I thought, oh, we're doomed.

Thank you.

Everybody always like quells after your introductions and I feel all tingly.

Thank you.

I wrote that.

It was inspired by my best friend had been in about 12 or 13 weddings at the time that I pitched that.

And I thought that was psychotic and fascinating.

To me, it was about being a people pleaser, which is a very common thing that happens to women.

And it was interesting as we were trying to get it made, people and particularly male executives really balked at that idea, which they thought was...

about weakness.

But I think that that ability that women have to sort of shape shift and understand intuitively what needs to be done in a moment is a strength.

And I think she's a very strong character, actually.

That really is what that movie is about to me, which is how you end up being so beloved by so many people.