--- title: "20 Feels Quotes By Meryl Streep" description: "20 Feels quotes by Meryl Streep. Plus more from Meryl Streep and more Feels sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/557/meryl-streep-1078_bad-thing_the-idea-that-people-do-very-bad-things_519827.jpg" --- > [The idea that people do very bad things for sometimes very good reasons, feels reasons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/the-idea-that-people-do-very-bad-things-for-sometimes-very-good/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/557/meryl-streep-1078_bad-thing_the-idea-that-people-do-very-bad-things_519827.jpg) > [I like who I am now. Other people may not. I'm comfortable. I feel freer now. I don't want growing older to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/i-like-who-i-am-now-other-people-may-not-i-m-comfortable-i-feel-freer/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e4/meryl-streep-1078_feel_i-like-who-i-am-now-other-people-may-not_312404.jpg) > [I feel like I run a business although I haven't one. It's planning, planning, and planning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/i-feel-like-i-run-a-business-although-i-haven-t-one-it-s-planning/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95f/meryl-streep-1078_business_i-feel-like-i-run-a-business-although-i_2763812.jpg) > [Sometimes with my children, I remember exactly how I felt as the child in this situation, not just how it feels to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/sometimes-with-my-children-i-remember-exactly-how-i-felt-as-the-child/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a00/meryl-streep-1078_children_sometimes-with-my-children-i-remember-ex_2223416.jpg) > [The thing that you have to fight the most when you lose is you feel like the biggest failure in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/the-thing-that-you-have-to-fight-the-most-when-you-lose-is-you-feel/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ea/meryl-streep-1078_failure_the-thing-that-you-have-to-fight-the-mos_1721757.jpg) > [This is your time and it feels normal to you, but really, there is no normal. There's only change and resistance to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/this-is-your-time-and-it-feels-normal-to-you-but-really-there-is-no/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/909/meryl-streep-1078_change_this-is-your-time-and-it-feels-normal-to_1270780.jpg) > [I feel very strongly that we make decisions about what we're giving to the world, what we're withholding from the world, by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/i-feel-very-strongly-that-we-make-decisions-about-what-we-re-giving/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f47/meryl-streep-1078_body_i-feel-very-strongly-that-we-make-decisi_1259378.jpg) > [I don't really talk about my process very much, because I feel like if I give something away, it might not come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/i-don-t-really-talk-about-my-process-very-much-because-i-feel-like-if/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/754/meryl-streep-1078_feels_i-don-t-really-talk-about-my-process-ver_1373676.jpg) > [Without question, of the heterosexual men that I've spoken to over the years, that's usually - they say, you know, my favorite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/without-question-of-the-heterosexual-men-that-i-ve-spoken-to-over-the/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/754/meryl-streep-1078_body_without-question-of-the-heterosexual-men_577863.jpg) > [What led me to that was I have never - I mean, I watch movies and I don't care who is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/what-led-me-to-that-was-i-have-never-i-mean-i-watch-movies-and-i-don/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af6/meryl-streep-1078_building_what-led-me-to-that-was-i-have-never-i-m_2100352.jpg) > [I've thought a lot about the power of empathy. In my work, it's the current that connects me and my actual pulse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/i-ve-thought-a-lot-about-the-power-of-empathy-in-my-work-it-s-the/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b8/meryl-streep-1078_character_i-ve-thought-a-lot-about-the-power-of-em_1152578.jpg) > [And it took to "The Devil Wears Prada" to play someone tough, who had to make hard decisions, who was running an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/and-it-took-to-the-devil-wears-prada-to-play-someone-tough-who-had-to/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb7/meryl-streep-1078_certain_and-it-took-to-the-devil-wears-prada-to_2132626.jpg) > [I think that you find your own way. You have your own rules. You have your own understanding of yourself, and that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/i-think-that-you-find-your-own-way-you-have-your-own-rules-you-have/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f20/meryl-streep-1078_actresses_i-think-that-you-find-your-own-way-you-h_1900433.jpg) > [I really think there's a difference between how men critics see things than how women tend to. And I don't want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/i-really-think-there-s-a-difference-between-how-men-critics-see/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4da/meryl-streep-1078_certain_i-really-think-there-s-a-difference-betw_573355.jpg) > [I say to myself, 'I don't know how to act - and why does anybody want to look at me on-screen anymore?'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/i-say-to-myself-i-don-t-know-how-to-act-and-why-does-anybody-want-to/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e4/meryl-streep-1078_actors_i-say-to-myself-i-don-t-know-how-to-act_2257991.jpg) > [You know, you're not aware of it, but you're following the action of the film through the body of the protagonist, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/you-know-you-re-not-aware-of-it-but-you-re-following-the-action-of/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9e/meryl-streep-1078_action_you-know-you-re-not-aware-of-it-but-you_515873.jpg) > [This act of empathy, that women go through from the time we're little girls - we read all of literature, all of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/this-act-of-empathy-that-women-go-through-from-the-time-we-re-little/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cad/meryl-streep-1078_becky_this-act-of-empathy-that-women-go-throug_88631.jpg) > [I feel much more comfortable dressed in jeans and a T-shirt. I'm wearing very fancy clothes today. It's Valentino. But the film…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/i-feel-much-more-comfortable-dressed-in-jeans-and-a-t-shirt-i-m/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50c/meryl-streep-1078_appreciate_i-feel-much-more-comfortable-dressed-in_2663524.jpg) > [ How do I do that preparation \[for film\]? Just an immersion. I have a musician's, I guess, ear for the sound of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/how-do-i-do-that-preparation-for-film-just-an-immersion-i-have-a/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/034/meryl-streep-1078_cases_how-do-i-do-that-preparation-for-film-ju_2076783.jpg) > [I get nervous calling myself an artist. I feel I'm more like an interpreter or a violinist, you know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/i-get-nervous-calling-myself-an-artist-i-feel-i-m-more-like-an/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/879/meryl-streep-1078_art_i-get-nervous-calling-myself-an-artist-i_1611896.jpg) ## Other authors on Feels ## More by Meryl Streep > [Sometimes it's easier for people who are in authority to be authoritarian, because people know where you stand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/sometimes-it-s-easier-for-people-who-are-in-authority-to-be/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) > [I do honestly think that if women were running the world there would be more investment in peace, because basically as women we do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/i-do-honestly-think-that-if-women-were-running-the-world-there-would/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) > [My feeling about fears is, if you voice your fears, they may come true. I'm superstitious enough to believe that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/my-feeling-about-fears-is-if-you-voice-your-fears-they-may-come-true/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/the-work-itself-is-the-reward-and-if-i-choose-challenging-work-it-ll/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/this-act-of-empathy-that-women-go-through-from-the-time-we-re-little/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) > [Some men can maintain cragginess and weary masculinity. Women just get old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/some-men-can-maintain-cragginess-and-weary-masculinity-women-just-get/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/well-i-got-better-after-this-and-my-entire-family-really-did/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) > [Acting is not about being someone different. It's finding the similarity in what is apparently different, then finding myself in there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/acting-is-not-about-being-someone-different-it-s-finding-the/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) > [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/i-didn-t-really-like-opera-i-liked-cheerleading-and-boys-and-later/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/life-is-all-about-making-choices-and-i-m-very-happy-with-mine-i-have/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) > [Leave me to the thing I love. I love acting. But being called 'the greatest living actress' - a designation not even my mother…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/leave-me-to-the-thing-i-love-i-love-acting-but-being-called-the/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) > [I have a very busy life, and not many people who have a career and four kids go out a lot to the movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/i-have-a-very-busy-life-and-not-many-people-who-have-a-career-and/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/i-go-to-a-lot-of-movies-where-people-are-all-around-me-laughing-and-i/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) > [People say, When you have children, everything changes. But maybe things are awakened that were already there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/people-say-when-you-have-children-everything-changes-but-maybe-things/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) > [You have to embrace getting older](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/you-have-to-embrace-getting-older/) [Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meryl-streep/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/feels/meryl-streep/#itemlist", "name": "20 Feels Quotes By Meryl Streep", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The idea that people do very bad things for sometimes very good reasons, feels reasons.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Meryl Streep" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meryl-streep/the-idea-that-people-do-very-bad-things-for-sometimes-very-good/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/557/meryl-streep-1078_bad-thing_the-idea-that-people-do-very-bad-things_519827.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/557/meryl-streep-1078_bad-thing_the-idea-that-people-do-very-bad-things_519827.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/557/meryl-streep-1078_bad-thing_the-idea-that-people-do-very-bad-things_519827.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The idea that people do very bad things for sometimes very good reasons, feels reasons.” — Meryl Streep", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I like who I am now. 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