I think that you find your own way. You have your own rules. You have your own understanding of yourself, and that's what you're going to count on. In the end, it's what feels right to you. Not what your mother told you. Not what some actress told you. Not what anybody else told you but the still, small voice.
Meryl StreepIn my own experience of male and female directors, people have a much, much harder time taking a direct command from a woman. It's somehow very difficult for people.
Meryl StreepIf I am not confident that I can portray the character perfectly on screen, I won't even try.
Meryl StreepThere is some liberation in the freedom of being totally alone and really going for it.
Meryl StreepThe minute you start caring about what other people think, is the minute you stop being yourself.
Meryl Streep