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![“How do I do that preparation [for film]? Just an immersion. I have a musician's, I guess, ear for the sound of the voice but it's also important to me, in the case of [playing] someone who is controversial, to get the outlines of the character right because how they present themselves to the world…” quote by Meryl Streep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/034/meryl-streep-1078_cases_how-do-i-do-that-preparation-for-film-ju_2076783.jpg)
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