The reason I chose the movies that I did was based on where they were being filmed. — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
I have a theory that movies operate on the level of dreams, where you dream yourself. — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
I remember, as I was hovering around 40, I thought each movie would be my last, really. — 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… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
I always feel like I can't do it, that I can't go through with a movie. But then I do go through… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
I know movies are a function of our dream world. And when you project yourself on screen, it's easier to project yourself… — 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
I don't know why I don't watch a lot of movies; I can barely keep up with the things my friends are… — 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 really about boys, most of it. But I can feel more like Peter Pan than Tinker Bell, or like Wendy. I wanted to be Tom Sawyer, not Becky. And we're so used to that act of… — Meryl Streep Copy Share
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
