Having been let out of the barn once, I know I wouldn't be happy if I were home all the time.
Meryl StreepI do think sometimes when scrolling through the TV and there's something on and I look at it and I think oh, my god. I thought I was fat? What is my problem?
Meryl StreepPeople want what they want. Sometimes you just have to walk in defiance of it and just be yourself.
Meryl StreepActing 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 StreepWe're viewed as equals - but we're still not there yet. The challenge for our girls, I think, is dealing with that resistance. How can we lift and defuse it, how do we make it so our equality is not so threatening? Our girls are going to have to contend with that. I contend with it right now in every realm I operate in.
Meryl Streep