2008 Woodie Awards
Lilly speaks of her career and UNCG education
Laila Yette
Issue date: 2/26/08 Section: Campus News
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Lilly came to talk to students as part of the Building Entrepreneurial Learning for Life Forum Series focusing on Entrepreneurship in Media Writing.
"The people that you meet here are the most important of your life," said Lilly. "These people will know you from this experience and may be able to help you in the future."
Knowing how to meet the right people, Lilly was able to get her name out there and get involved in a lot of different projects, including writing for shows like "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" and "L.A. Law," as well as a position as head writer for "Born Ugly-Live Happy," which is based on the Columbian telenovela "Ugly Betty."
Among her other accomplishments, Lilly received four Jewish Image Awards, four Viewers Voice Awards, and the Parents Television Council Award for the television series "State of Grace."
Jamie Holt, a sophomore, was among the many students who said they enjoyed listening to Lilly talk.
"I really liked listening to her talk because she was very interesting and her stories from the business were great," explained Holt. "She was really easy to relate to because of them and she went here, which makes some of her experiences like mine."
Sharing some experiences from her college years, Lilly had the audience laughing along with her and "reliving" the moment.
"I think I got an incredibly solid education here," added Lilly. "People always think Ivy League schools have a better education but those students are just paying more. I came here to learn and I did, and that was because the program brought in phenomenal speakers."
Holt says hearing Lilly tell students to take advantage of what is in front of them, and showing where she is today, provided a lot of encouragement.
"I'm interested in being a writer," continued Holt. "Hearing what she had to say was really reassuring and gave me hope to see that she is successful and as long as you work hard you can get what you want."
From all of her experience, Lilly said she learned a lot of things that will always help students to get where they want to in the future.
"As students, you should never forget that there is always room for creativity," explained Lilly. "You just have to figure out what you want to do and don't edit yourself. There's no such thing as a stupid idea."
Lilly is now trying to figure out a way to still be a writer and producer and live in North Carolina while doing it.
"I believe the world we're living in today makes it easier to produce shows locally on a national level and that's what I'm trying to do," said Lilly. "We need to start taking advantage of the talent that's in this state."
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