Yeah, I did need a lot of breath [to play Margaret Thatcher]. I needed much more breath than I have, after all… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
Probably we should let Hillary [Clinton] play the role she was destined to play all by herself first. — 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
First I'm going to thank Don because when you thank your husband at the end of the speech they play him out… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
I never give any character I play less respect than I give my own life. — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
Pretending is not just play. Pretending is imagined possibility. Pretending, or acting, is a very valuable life skill and we do it… — 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
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