I know movies are a function of our dream world. And when you project yourself on screen, it's easier to project yourself… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
I have a theory that movies operate on the level of dreams, where you dream yourself. — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
Chris Cooper is one of my favorite actors in the world. I've seen him in most everything he's done. — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
I always feel like I can't do it, that I can't go through with a movie. But then I do go through… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
I love Goodfellows and I love Nick Palleggi, but no, it's The Godfather, 1 and 2. — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
I remember, as I was hovering around 40, I thought each movie would be my last, really. — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
On every film, the clothes are half the battle in creating the character. I have a great deal of opinion about how… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
There have been directors that I did not enjoy working with, but for the most part I realize that I have been… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
They filled our lives so much, the films they were in made us laugh, think and cry. Through their work they shared… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
The movie that makes me cry is Anchorman. I have the biggest crush on Will Ferrel I love him in every film… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
They were showing clips from my earlier films. All I could see was this beautiful young woman who was anxious about whether… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
How do I do that preparation [for film]? Just an immersion. I have a musician's, I guess, ear for the sound of… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
You know, you're not aware of it, but you're following the action of the film through the body of the protagonist, you… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
I really think there's a difference between how men critics see things than how women tend to. And I don't want to… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
Sometimes it's easier for people who are in authority to be authoritarian, because people know where you stand. — Meryl Streep Copy Share
I do honestly think that if women were running the world there would be more investment in peace, because basically as women we do… — Meryl Streep Copy Share
My feeling about fears is, if you voice your fears, they may come true. I'm superstitious enough to believe that. — Meryl Streep Copy Share
The work itself is the reward, and if I choose challenging work, it'll pay me back with interest. At least I'll be interested, even… — Meryl Streep Copy Share
This act of empathy, that women go through from the time we're little girls - we read all of literature, all of history, it's… — Meryl Streep Copy Share
Some men can maintain cragginess and weary masculinity. Women just get old. — Meryl Streep Copy Share
Well, I got better after this, and my entire family really did appreciate it. Usually, they're resentful of movies that I go off and… — Meryl Streep Copy Share
Acting is not about being someone different. It's finding the similarity in what is apparently different, then finding myself in there. — Meryl Streep Copy Share
I didn't really like opera. I liked cheerleading and boys and, later, smoking. So my opera career was cut short when I was 15.… — Meryl Streep Copy Share
Life is all about making choices and I'm very happy with mine. I have had a wonderful time raising four children and I've also… — Meryl Streep Copy Share
Leave me to the thing I love. I love acting. But being called 'the greatest living actress' - a designation not even my mother… — Meryl Streep Copy Share
I have a very busy life, and not many people who have a career and four kids go out a lot to the movies. — Meryl Streep Copy Share
I go to a lot of movies where people are all around me laughing, and I feel like I'm from outer space because I… — Meryl Streep Copy Share
People say, When you have children, everything changes. But maybe things are awakened that were already there. — Meryl Streep Copy Share
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