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The progression of roles you take strings together a portrait of an actor, but it's a completely random process.

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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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It is well that the earth is round that we do not see too far ahead.
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I think we all think we sound really good in the shower, where there's that nice reverb.
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They filled our lives so much, the films they were in made us laugh, think and cry. Through their work they shared a piece of our soul. We will miss them with the sadness with which we miss an old friend.
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I am not always happy. I am happy in front of the press. I can be extremely grumpy, ask my husband.
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I'm thrilled when I get nominated. I don't count how many and I don't remember how many I've had. I just know it's a lot.
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I can't stand most things that I see.
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Expensive clothes are a waste of money.
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