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Acting is being susceptible to what is around you, and it's letting it all come in. Acting is a clearing away of everything except what you want and need - and it's wonderful in that way. And when it's right, you're lost in the moment.

Meryl Streep

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Meryl Streep
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: June 22
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