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If I am not confident that I can portray the character perfectly on screen, I won't even try.
Meryl Streep
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Meryl Streep
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: June 22
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Mary Louise Streep
Meryl Louise Streep
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All an actor has, I think, is their heart, really,...that's the place you go for your inspiration. If my heart wasn't filled with them, where would I get stuff? What would I have to express?
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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 played so many strong men?”’ No! Because the expectation is [men] are varied. Why can’t we have that expectation about women?
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My feeling about fears is, if you voice your fears, they may come true. I'm superstitious enough to believe that.
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What makes you different or weird, that's your strength.
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When they called my name, I had this feeling I could hear half of America going, 'Oh no. Come on... Her, again?' You know. But, whatever.
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I don't really talk about my process very much, because I feel like if I give something away, it might not come back.
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Some people are filled by compassion and a desire to do good, and some simply don't think anything's going to make a difference.
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The best thing about acting is when you're playing a scene and you actually become your character and lose yourself in that moment. That's when you know you've been succeeded at what you've worked very hard to accomplish in your profession. Those are the truly thrilling moments.
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Integrate what you believe in every single area of your life. Take your heart to work and ask the most and best of everybody else, too.
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I would like Martin Scorsese to be interested in a female character once in a while, but I don’t know if I’ll live that long.
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