The first thing [in career and motherhood] is a great husband. That I found many years ago and I am lucky in that way.
Meryl StreepObsession is an attractive thing. People who are really, really interested and good at one thing and smart are attractive, if they're men.
Meryl StreepThis is your time and it feels normal to you, but really, there is no normal. There's only change and resistance to it and then more change.
Meryl StreepAnd it interferes with your ability to be a good actress if you're constantly aware of yourself as a person. To me, it isn't valuable to think about how I'm coming off all the time if I'm trying to create a character, because that's a process that I love. It's like falling in love and surrendering to another person or a character.
Meryl Streep