Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
Mary Louise "Meryl" Streepis an American actress. Cited in the media as the "best actress of her generation", Streep is particularly known for her versatility in her roles, transformation into the characters she plays, and her accent adaptation. She made her professional stage debut in The Playboy of Seville in 1971, and went on to receive a 1976 Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play for A Memory of Two Mondays/27 Wagons Full of Cotton. She made...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth22 June 1949
CitySummit, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
When criticism comes your way as an actor they are not criticizing your writing or your painting or your piece, they are criticizing you! It is hard to put that away in a place where you are not hurt.
My family really does come first. It always did and always will.
For me, clothes are kind of character; I don't follow fashion or understand trends.
The first thing [in career and motherhood] is a great husband. That I found many years ago and I am lucky in that way.
Expensive clothes are a waste of money.
The interesting thing about being a mother is that everyone wants pets, but no one but me cleans the kitty litter.
I've been making a lot of pasta. It's easy. There are unusual tastes that you can combine. I cook because my kids like a certain kind of thing and then they want it over and over.
I want to feel my life while I'm in it.
I had this sort of idolatry for certain actors who preceded me, people who inspired me, so I'm honored to be that way for young actors.
What led me to that was I have never - I mean, I watch movies and I don't care who is the protagonist. I feel what that guy is feeling. You know, if it's Tom Cruise leaping over a building - I want to make it, you know? And I'm going to - yes, I made it. And yeah, so I get that.
Some people are filled by compassion and a desire to do good, and some simply don't think anything's going to make a difference.
Every single decision I make about what material I do, what I'm putting out in the world, is because of my children.
Empathy is at the heart of the actor's art.
I had a number of great teachers and the ones that really were the strongest influences on me were women. They were really, really smart and interesting women.