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I like who I am now. Other people may not. I'm comfortable. I feel freer now. I don't want growing older to matter to me.
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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While I am overwhelmingly proud of work that I, believe me, did not do on my own, I can assure you that awards have very little bearing on my own personal happiness, my own sense of well-being and purpose in the world.
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I follow no doctrine. I don't belong to a church or a temple or a synagogue or an ashram.
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True freedom is understanding that we have a choice in who and what we allow to have power over us.
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There are wonderfully talented actresses. It's a really rich field. There isn't as rich a field of material.
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I would never say don't do acting [to my kids], because I think it is a glorious profession and I am so thankful for everything it has let me express.
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The work will stand, no matter what.
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When criticism comes your way as an actor they are not criticizing your writing or your painting or your piece, they are criticizing you! It is hard to put that away in a place where you are not hurt.
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I have four to five months, tops!, per year to give to my acting work.
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I feel like I run a business although I haven't one. It's planning, planning, and planning.
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Personality is immediately apparent, from birth, and I don't think it really changes.
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Having been let out of the barn once, I know I wouldn't be happy if I were home all the time.
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In my own experience of male and female directors, people have a much, much harder time taking a direct command from a woman. It's somehow very difficult for people.
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I think the best role models for women are people who are fruitfully and confidently themselves, who bring light into the world.
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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 once read that in any good marriage, one partner is the gardener and the other is the garden. We take it in turns to be either.
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