Actors Quotes by Meryl Streep

Being an actor lets me be a million different things.

— Meryl Streep

The key to every actor is deep, deep insecurity.

— Meryl Streep

Empathy is at the heart of the actor's art.

— Meryl Streep

When you're an actor and there's no music, you have to sort of bring it all yourself.

— Meryl Streep

Being a celebrity has taught me to hide, but being an actor has opened my soul.

— Meryl Streep

I would say, don't smoke. I'm kidding, but yeah, I did smoke in college and as a young actor and it's stupid.

— Meryl Streep

I never look a gift horse in the mouth. And I've been really, really lucky. I'm aware of that. And my career…

— Meryl Streep

Acting has to reach everybody on some level - it's a communication of feeling - but as far as judging the work…

— Meryl Streep

Acting is being susceptible to what is around you, and it's letting it all come in. Acting is a clearing away of…

— Meryl Streep

Sometime really good writing does you a disservice as an actor. Because you can get lazy. It's doing a lot of the…

— Meryl Streep

All an actor has, I think, is their heart, really,...that's the place you go for your inspiration. If my heart wasn't filled…

— Meryl Streep

When criticism comes your way as an actor they are not criticizing your writing or your painting or your piece, they are…

— Meryl Streep

No one has ever asked an actor, 'You're playing a strong-minded man…' We assume that men are strong-minded, or have opinions. But…

— Meryl Streep

I say to myself, 'I don't know how to act - and why does anybody want to look at me on-screen anymore?'…

— Meryl Streep