Meryl Streep quotes - page 2

We are who we're going to be when we're very old, and when we're very old we are who we were when we were 8. (Meryl Streep)
My family really does come first. It always did and always will. View quote
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The interesting thing about being a mother is that everyone wants pets, but no one but me cleans the kitty litter. View quote
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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. View quote
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Instant gratification is not soon enough. View quote
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There are improbable things suspended in space, like the earth. View quote
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My feeling about fears is, if you voice your fears, they may come true. I'm superstitious enough to believe that. View quote
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Personality is immediately apparent, from birth, and I don't think it really changes. View quote
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Enough people write about me every day without even interviewing me. View quote
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People say, When you have children, everything changes. But maybe things are awakened that were already there. View quote
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If I am not confident that I can portray the character perfectly on screen, I won't even try. (Meryl Streep)
For me, clothes are kind of character; I don't follow fashion or understand trends. View quote
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I believe in imagination. I did Kramer vs. Kramer before I had children. But the mother I would be was already inside me. View quote
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I don't like to be gone all weekend and at night too. Because for 20 years, I've had children who are in school. View quote
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Expensive clothes are a waste of money. View quote
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Everything we say signifies; everything counts, that we put out into the world. It impacts on kids, it impacts on the zeitgeist of the time. View quote
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Every single decision I make about what material I do, what I'm putting out in the world, is because of my children. View quote
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You win an Oscar, it can double the audience that you had before. View quote
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It is well that the earth is round that we do not see too far ahead. View quote
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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. View quote
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The work will stand, no matter what. (Meryl Streep)
Show business has been really, really good to me because I can work and take a lot of time off, and I'm extremely undisciplined person. View quote
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I can't stand most things that I see. View quote
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I'm thrilled when I get nominated. I don't count how many and I don't remember how many I've had. I just know it's a lot. View quote
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I think your self emerges more clearly over time. View quote
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