My mother was someone that walked into a room and lit it up. She made friends easily and she communicated her enthusiasms with great joy. I always wanted to be more like my mother than I am. I loved and admired her very deeply.
Meryl StreepIf you make the tough decisions, people will hate you today. But they will thank you for generations.
Meryl StreepAll an actor has is their blind faith that they are who they say they are today, in any scene.
Meryl StreepWithout question, of the heterosexual men that I've spoken to over the years, that's usually - they say, you know, my favorite thing you've ever done was Linda or Sophie. And they were a particular kind of very feminine, recessive kind of personality. So they fell in love with her, but they didn't feel the story through her body.
Meryl Streep