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> [Meryl Streep's brilliant, just brilliant. I've been fortunate to do two movies with Meryl. And for an actor to go moment to moment like she does, there's no one better. And she dances between moments. Each take is different because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-daniels/meryl-streep-s-brilliant-just-brilliant-i-ve-been-fortunate-to-do-two/)

[Jeff Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-daniels/)

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## More by Jeff Daniels

> [You know, its really strange now with the Internet, with everyone having an unsolicited, anonymous opinion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-daniels/you-know-its-really-strange-now-with-the-internet-with-everyone/)

[Jeff Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-daniels/)

> [I always wanted to do films. I'd gone to New York early in 1976 and did a lot of theater, but I really wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-daniels/i-always-wanted-to-do-films-i-d-gone-to-new-york-early-in-1976-and/)

[Jeff Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-daniels/)

> [I love the theater, but if I had to choose, I would choose a film at this time in my life. Something meaty, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-daniels/i-love-the-theater-but-if-i-had-to-choose-i-would-choose-a-film-at/)

[Jeff Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-daniels/)

> [I just never did buy this idea that you have to live in Los Angeles to be an actor. I didn't see that as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-daniels/i-just-never-did-buy-this-idea-that-you-have-to-live-in-los-angeles/)

[Jeff Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-daniels/)

> [One of the more noble things the Oscars can do is pay attention to movies no one knows about. Blockbusters don't need much help.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-daniels/one-of-the-more-noble-things-the-oscars-can-do-is-pay-attention-to/)

[Jeff Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-daniels/)

> [There is no best anything in art.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-daniels/there-is-no-best-anything-in-art/)

[Jeff Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-daniels/)

> [I never starved. And you know, whatever talent I have, I've relied on that, versus image or star.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-daniels/i-never-starved-and-you-know-whatever-talent-i-have-i-ve-relied-on/)

[Jeff Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-daniels/)

> [The older you get, and the more you're in this business, the more you kind of feel like, 'Why don't we just do it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-daniels/the-older-you-get-and-the-more-you-re-in-this-business-the-more-you/)

[Jeff Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-daniels/)

> [I was haunted by trainers going "Up, up, up, get up." You find yourself picking your head up and then realizing, They aren't talking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-daniels/i-was-haunted-by-trainers-going-up-up-up-get-up-you-find-yourself/)

[Jeff Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-daniels/)

> [On cable now, the writer is king. Any actor chases that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-daniels/on-cable-now-the-writer-is-king-any-actor-chases-that/)

[Jeff Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-daniels/)

> [I think we have the attention span of a gnat. You know, with cell phones and Twitter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-daniels/i-think-we-have-the-attention-span-of-a-gnat-you-know-with-cell/)

[Jeff Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-daniels/)

> [ There is no best anything in art. Phillip \[Hoffman\] isn't better than Heath \[Ledger\]; Joaquin \[Phoenix\] isn't better than David \[Strathairn\] or Terence \[Howard\].… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-daniels/there-is-no-best-anything-in-art-phillip-hoffman-isn-t-better-than/)

[Jeff Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-daniels/)

> [There are so many projects that you go into hoping the story works, and here comes a new third act and that kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-daniels/there-are-so-many-projects-that-you-go-into-hoping-the-story-works/)

[Jeff Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-daniels/)

> [Give me good writing, and I'll play it all day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-daniels/give-me-good-writing-and-i-ll-play-it-all-day/)

[Jeff Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-daniels/)

> [On indies it's hard to do, but in rehearsals, you make mistakes in rehearsal. It's really hard rehearsing a play or what rehearsal you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-daniels/on-indies-it-s-hard-to-do-but-in-rehearsals-you-make-mistakes-in/)

[Jeff Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-daniels/)

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