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
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.
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.
I want to feel my life while I'm in it.
Obsession is an attractive thing. People who are really, really interested and good at one thing and smart are attractive, if they're men.
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 believe in imagination. I did Kramer vs. Kramer before I had children. But the mother I would be was already inside me.
The interesting thing about being a mother is that everyone wants pets, but no one but me cleans the kitty litter.
Expensive clothes are a waste of money.
The first thing [in career and motherhood] is a great husband. That I found many years ago and I am lucky in that way.
For me, clothes are kind of character; I don't follow fashion or understand trends.
My family really does come first. It always did and always will.
I'm a pain in the ass to all of the costume designers with whom I work because I have very strong feelings about the subject.
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.
You can't get spoiled if you do your own ironing.