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Every single decision I make about what material I do, what I'm putting out in the world, is because of my children.
Meryl Streep
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Meryl Streep
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: June 22
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The career I chose was a drama major in college, at Yale, when I played a 90-year-old woman. One of my most celebrated roles. Then I played a really fat person. I played a lot of different things. That's how I thought I loved to wrangle my talent, my need to express myself. I like to do it that way.
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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 if nobody else is.
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