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“You're not supposed to speak ill of the dead, but Earl Blackwell finally died, and I was on his blacklist every year for being the worst dressed person.”

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Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep, born on June 22, 1949, is an internationally renowned actress from the United States. Known for her exceptional acting skills and versatile character portrayals, she has been nominated for multiple Academy Awards and won the Best Actress for her role in 'Kramer vs. Kramer' in 1980. Streep's career spans various mediums, including film, theater, and television, with her work covering a wide range of topics from classic literature adaptations to contemporary social issues. more

“The career I chose was a drama major in college, at Yale, when I played a 90-year-old woman. One of my most celebrated roles. Then I played a really fat person. I played a lot of different things. That's how I thought I loved to wrangle my talent, my need to express myself. I like to do it that way.”

Way Needs Years Persons Different Careers Roles Talent College Drama Majors Fats Different Things Old Woman Yale

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“I never thought I was somebody that would be on the cover of magazines in fashions, wearing fashions. It's like not me. But that is what movie stardom entails.”

Would Be Fashion Magazines Movie Star Stardom

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“Sometimes you look out the window and you look at all the windows, and think inside very single one of them is somebody with some huge, weird, terrible problem, some great jokes.”

Thinking Looks Sometimes Problem Huge Terrible Jokes Window

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“I have a lot to say about the world, clearly. I can't put together a clear sentence about it all, but through the work I can say what I think.”

Thinking World I Can Together Clear Sentences

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