Every single decision I make about what material I do, what I'm putting out in the world, is because of my children.
Meryl StreepTrue freedom is understanding that we have a choice in who and what we allow to have power over us.
Meryl StreepThe 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.
Meryl StreepAnd she [Margaret Thatcher] also had a sort of a way, like a railroad train, of going, taking a breath and starting quite quietly and making a point in a way that you don't really know that this point is going to be made through several examples, and there will be not be a break in the speaking voice at any point.
Meryl Streep