Some men can maintain cragginess and weary masculinity. Women just get old. — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
People will say to me, ‘You’ve played so many strong women,’ and I’ll say, ‘Have you ever said to a man, “You’ve… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
You are thinking about where your brain is at any time. It's very tricky but it's why women are very well suited… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
In my own life, I have noticed when I have been meeting directors, that the same sentence with the same inflection can… — 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 think we reserve a special place in our hearts for women who dare to try and be powerful, or occupy a… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
I just think that we're all trying to make ourselves emaciated, in order to pretend that we're all disappearing, as we move… — 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
Without question, of the heterosexual men that I've spoken to over the years, that's usually - they say, you know, my favorite… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
Jumpsuits for men are always so difficult when you get to that one area. — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
For young women, I would say don't worry so much about your weight. Girls spend way too much time thinking about that,… — 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
Well, it has to do with very deep things, because it might be that imagining yourself as a girl is a diminishment.… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
The biggest lesson I learned in my career was to ask other people what they make because the men usually make more… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
A man has always been seen as someone who works hard and has a full-time occupation. I think women should have the… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
And it took to "The Devil Wears Prada" to play someone tough, who had to make hard decisions, who was running an… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
It's harder for men to imagine themselves as the girl in the movies than it is for me to imagine myself as… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
I don't know what my image is. I went to France to publicize Marvin's Room, and one really smart young woman journalist… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
Men should look at the world as if something is wrong when their voices predominate. They should feel it. — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
I think it is typical for many men to have problems when their wives make more money then they do, or when… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
I don't have very much interest in trends and fashions. I don't follow the fashion shows and stuff like that into my… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
Women are better at acting then men. Why? Because we have to be. If successfully convincing someone bigger than you are of… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
Obsession is an attractive thing. People who are really, really interested and good at one thing and smart are attractive, if they're… — 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