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Meryl Streep Biography

Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Cited in the media as the "best actress of her generation", Streep is particularly known for her versatility and accent adaptation. Nominated for a record 21 Academy Awards, she has won three. Streep has also received 31 Golden Globe nominations, winning eight—more nominations and competitive wins than any other performer.

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For young women, I would say don't worry so much about your weight. Girls spend way too much time thinking about that, and there are better things. For young men, and women, too, what makes you different or weird-that's your strength. Everyone tries to look a cookie-cutter kind of way, and actually the people who look different are the ones who get picked up. I used to hate my nose. Now I don't. It's OK.

Girl, Hate, Men, Way, Different, Girls

Life is all about making choices and I'm very happy with mine. I have had a wonderful time raising four children and I've also been lucky to have the support of a wonderful husband.

Children, Choices, Happy, Husband, Time

Chris Cooper is one of my favorite actors in the world. I've seen him in most everything he's done.

Actors, Chris, Done, Favorite, Seen, World

It's harder for men to imagine themselves as the girl in the movies than it is for me to imagine myself as Daniel Craig bringing down the building.

Building, Girl, Harder, Imagine, Men

We change who we are to fit the exogenous of our time, and not just strategically or to our own advantage, sometimes sympathetically without our even knowing it for the betterment of the whole group.

Betterment, Change, Groups, Knowing, Time, Who We Are

I never look a gift horse in the mouth. And I've been really, really lucky. My career has been given to me by the people I've worked with. The actors, the directors, the cinematographers, the writers, all of whom gave me the opportunity to work in the way that I have and I'm really grateful.

Gave, Gift, Grateful, Horse, Opportunity, Work

Acting has to reach everybody on some level - it's a communication of feeling - but as far as judging the work is concerned, it is, I think, something that actors know about.

Communication, Concerned, Feeling, Judging, Thinking

Pretending is a very valuable life skill.

Life, Pretending, Skill, Skills, Valuable

The formula of happiness and success is just, being actually yourself, in the most vivid possible way you can.

Actually, Happiness And Success, Possible, Vivid, Way

Some men can maintain cragginess and weary masculinity. Women just get old.

Aging, Cragginess, Masculinity, Men, Old

I didn't have any confidence in my beauty when I was young. I felt like a character actress, and I still do.

Actress, Actresses, Beauty, Character, Like

I have a very good life - I'm lucky enough not to be deprived.

Enough, Good, Good Life, Life Is Good, Lucky

Sometimes with my children, I remember exactly how I felt as the child in this situation, not just how it feels to be me.

Children, Exactly, Feels, Felt, Remember, Sometimes

Acting is my way of investigating human nature and having fun at the same time

Acting, Fun, Having, Time, Way

I can become you for a second and you can become me and this lifts us up.

Become, I Can, Lifts, Relationship

I just think that we're all trying to make ourselves emaciated, in order to pretend that we're all disappearing, as we move forward in every level of society and it's so frightening. This is all a big reaction to the fact that there are more women in medical school than there are men now and I am pretty sure it will be the same soon in law schools and in business.

Fact, Frightening, Men, Moving, School

The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy.

Beings, Compassion, Empathy, Fundraising, Gift, Inspirational

America doesn't reward people of my age, either in day-to-day life or for their performances.

Birthday, America, People, Reward, Age

Women are the last group anyone cares about in Hollywood.

Care, Cares, Group, Groups, Hollywood

I have a very busy life, and not many people who have a career and four kids go out a lot to the movies.

Busy, Career, Careers, Kids, People

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