18 Inspiring Meryl Streep Quotes That Will Come Handy During Sticky Patches

Famous As: Regarded as 'The Best Actress of Her Generation'

Born On: 1949

Born In: SummitSummit, New Jersey, United States

Age: 75 Years

Meryl Streep is an eminent American actress, cited as the most illustrious actress of her generation by the media. She is distinguished for her accent adaptation and versatility. She holds the feat of being nominated for twenty-one ‘Academy Awards,’ out of which she has bagged three. In 1975, she made her stage debut in ‘Trelawny of the Wells.’ Some of her renowned and acclaimed works include ’27 Wagon Full of Cotton,’ ‘Kramer Vs Kramer,’ ‘Holocaust,’ ‘The Iron Lady,’ Silkwood,’ ‘Julie & Julia,’ and many more. We have amassed the notable quotes by Meryl Streep that will enlighten and motivate you. Zoom through some insightful thoughts by Meryl Streep.

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The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy, we can all sense a mysterious connection to each other.

The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy, we can all sense a mysterious connection to each other.
Power
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Acting is not about being someone different. It’s finding the similarity in what is apparently different, then finding myself in there.

Acting is not about being someone different. It’s finding the similarity in what is apparently different, then finding myself in there.
Meryl Streep

I have a theory that movies operate on the level of dreams, where you dream yourself.

I have a theory that movies operate on the level of dreams, where you dream yourself.
You Yourself Dreams I
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No one has ever asked an actor, 'You're playing a strong-minded man…' We assume that men are strong-minded, or have opinions. But a strong-minded woman is a different animal.

No one has ever asked an actor, 'You're playing a strong-minded man…' We assume that men are strong-minded, or have opinions. But a strong-minded woman is a different animal.
Meryl Streep

I think the best role models for women are people who are fruitfully and confidently themselves, who bring light into the world.

I think the best role models for women are people who are fruitfully and confidently themselves, who bring light into the world.
Think Women I
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You don't have to be famous. You just have to make your mother and father proud of you.

You don't have to be famous. You just have to make your mother and father proud of you.
You
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Put blinders on to those things that conspire to hold you back, especially the ones in your own head.

Put blinders on to those things that conspire to hold you back, especially the ones in your own head.
You
Meryl Streep

I like who I am now. Other people may not. I'm comfortable. I feel freer now. I don't want growing older to matter to me.

I like who I am now. Other people may not. I'm comfortable. I feel freer now. I don't want growing older to matter to me.
Me Like I
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The formula of happiness and success is just, being actually yourself, in the most vivid possible way you can.

The formula of happiness and success is just, being actually yourself, in the most vivid possible way you can.
You Yourself Happiness
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This is your time and it feels normal to you, but really, there is no normal. There's only change and resistance to it and then more change.

This is your time and it feels normal to you, but really, there is no normal. There's only change and resistance to it and then more change.
You Change Time
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It is well that the earth is round that we do not see too far ahead.

It is well that the earth is round that we do not see too far ahead.
Meryl Streep

You can't get spoiled if you do your own ironing.

You can't get spoiled if you do your own ironing.
You
Meryl Streep

I wonder which of the megaton bombs Jesus, our
President's personal savior, would have personally
dropped on the sleeping families of Baghdad?

I wonder which of the megaton bombs Jesus, our President's personal savior, would have personally dropped on the sleeping families of Baghdad?
I
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I always feel like I can't do it, that I can't go through with a movie. But then I do go through with it after all.

I always feel like I can't do it, that I can't go through with a movie. But then I do go through with it after all.
Like I
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I didn't have any confidence in my beauty when I was young. I felt like a character actress, and I still do.

I didn't have any confidence in my beauty when I was young. I felt like a character actress, and I still do.
Like Character Young I
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I have a very good life - I'm lucky enough not to be deprived.

I have a very good life - I'm lucky enough not to be deprived.
Life I
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It's amazing what you can get if you quietly, clearly and authoritatively demand it.

It's amazing what you can get if you quietly, clearly and authoritatively demand it.
You
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The quote above about patience is NOT MERYL STREEP's-- this quote is actually from the pen of Portuguese self-help author/life coach José Micard Teixeira. PLEASE REMOVE IT!!!!!

The quote above about patience is NOT MERYL STREEP's-- this quote is actually from the pen of Portuguese self-help author/life coach José Micard Teixeira. PLEASE REMOVE IT!!!!!
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