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“I really love everything about Roz. I love that she gets to say what everyone is thinking and she gets away with it because she’s smart.”

– Peri Gilpin

“Peri brought the strength to the character that David Lee was looking for, and he decided to let the character grow out of the actress. Peri immediately began figuring out what Roz would become. “So Frasier and I are in there together in that radio booth, and he’s strong and she’s gotta be strong, so what does that turn into?” she says. “Where is she strong? I thought, ‘She’s good at what she does. And Frasier is the one who’s not technically on solid ground, so I’ve got to be over there running the show.’”

– Peri, Trouper

“We had decided that this woman Frasier would be superior to in his arena, but [not] inside the arena of that radio station. She may not be as well-educated as Frasier, but she’s a veteran, she knows all the ropes, she has it on him and she can just humiliate him if she needs to. [She can] absolutely stand toe to toe.”

– ‘Frasier’ creators