My mother was someone that walked into a room and lit it up. She made friends easily and she communicated her enthusiasms with great joy. I always wanted to be more like my mother than I am. I loved and… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Some men can maintain cragginess and weary masculinity. Women just get old. — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
