I get nervous calling myself an artist. I feel I'm more like an interpreter or a violinist, you know.
Meryl StreepWhen your kids come home, they don't necessarily want to talk to you. They just want to know you're standing there, ready to talk.
Meryl StreepMy success has depended wholly on putting things over on people, so I'm not sure that I'm that great a role model. I am, however, an expert on pretending to be an expert on pretending to be an expert.
Meryl StreepIntegrate 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. Don't let your special character and values, the secret that you know and no one else does, the truth - don't let that get swallowed up by the great chewing complacency.
Meryl Streep