You don't have to be famous. You just have to make your mother and father proud of you.
Meryl StreepInterestingly, young people don't come to you for advice. Especially the ones who are related to you.
Meryl StreepYou can have a perfectly horrible day where you doubt your talent... Or that you're boring and they're going to find out that you don't know what you're doing.
Meryl StreepYou have been told that Real Life is not like college, and you have been correctly informed. Real Life is more like high school.
Meryl StreepI never look a gift horse in the mouth. And I've been really, really lucky. I'm aware of that. And my career has been given to me by the people I've worked with, no question. The actors, the directors, the cinematographers, the writers, all of whom gave me the opportunity to work in the way that I have and I'm really grateful.
Meryl Streep