Roger Ebert says she is one of is favorite people. She is warm and humble, and always seems "merry" he said.

Anonymous wrote:Love Meryl Streep -- and I rarely say that about actresses, even the ones I admire for their talent. She's smart and funny and has a good sense of humor about herself (though I think the "half of America groaning" line did fall a little flat -- esp. under the circumstances that her performance was not as good as Viola Davis's). This is a great interview with her:
http://www.npr.org/2012/02/06/146362798/meryl-streep-the-fresh-air-interview

I heard that. She admits to not being as pretty or good-looking as all the other young actresses, and thinks that's partly why her career has gone so well (she was never cast as a 'pretty young thang' so she didn't lose anything when she aged). There is one scenario in italy where she describes being out in public when she was younger, and she overheard (and understood) a boy say to his father in italian, 'That's really her? I thought she'd be prettier.'

Do any of you know these famous people personally? Or are you that wrapped up in popular culture? Are you nice?

OP why would you think someone successful is not a nice person? Why would you think it is mutually exclusive? Some people work hard for what they have and are simply grateful - and gracious! EGADS!

Why is that such a novel concept here?

Anonymous wrote:In this video: http://vimeo.com/m/35600074, Streep does a poetry reading in Beijing with Yo Yo Ma. You have to watch past minute four to see each one "compete" to defer to/honor the talent of the other. Gives me a chill each time I watch.

Wonderful! She has been my favorite actress for decades. Take the comma out of the link, and it links just fine.

New question: Who should she play next?

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Anonymous wrote:In this video: http://vimeo.com/m/35600074, Streep does a poetry reading in Beijing with Yo Yo Ma. You have to watch past minute four to see each one "compete" to defer to/honor the talent of the other. Gives me a chill each time I watch.

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Sure. Try this link to an article in The Atlantic, "When a Rising China and a Humbled West Meet, Who Bows Deeper?" http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2012/02/when-a-rising-china-and-a-humbled-west-meet-who-bows-deeper/252834/ The video is a few paragraphs down in the article.

Love Meryl Streep -- and I rarely say that about actresses, even the ones I admire for their talent. She's smart and funny and has a good sense of humor about herself (though I think the "half of America groaning" line did fall a little flat -- esp. under the circumstances that her performance was not as good as Viola Davis's). This is a great interview with her:
http://www.npr.org/2012/02/06/146362798/meryl-streep-the-fresh-air-interview

Anonymous wrote:In this video: http://vimeo.com/m/35600074, Streep does a poetry reading in Beijing with Yo Yo Ma. You have to watch past minute four to see each one "compete" to defer to/honor the talent of the other. Gives me a chill each time I watch.

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Anonymous wrote:It's funny...I've never loved her. I feel like she's arrogant.

I feel this way about Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon.

+1. Don't know about Jennifer Aniston, but Reese Witherspoon pushes my buttons for reasons I can't explain.

Plenty of successful wholes. MS probably is as nice as she seems. Should be the norm, but sadly it is not.

In this video: http://vimeo.com/m/35600074, Streep does a poetry reading in Beijing with Yo Yo Ma. You have to watch past minute four to see each one "compete" to defer to/honor the talent of the other. Gives me a chill each time I watch.

Anonymous wrote:I would have pulled for Viola Davis more if I didn't find the movie to be such a let down to the book. So many important facts and situations were left out and it made the movie less powerful.

I saw "The Iron Lady" on Saturday and found Streep to have played MT so well. It was a great movie and I enjoyed it much more than the Help. I wasn't surprised by Streep's win but I think it could have gone either way.

I do think Octavia did beautifully with her part in the help and was true to the character of the book. Of course some of that was still left out but she was able to pull it together and play the character beautifully.

I agree. I saw the movie in the theater and loved it but didn't get around to reading the book until a few weeks ago. I LOVED the book and went back to watch the movie again on DVD and the movie really fell flat for me the second time around after realizing how much was left out and/or changed. I guess that's normal for books turned to movies though. For best supporting actress I loved the two from The Help and the lady from Bridesmaids and was actually hoping slightly more that the Bridesmaids actress would win.

Back to the topic...I've always thought M.S. seemed really nice too and wondered if it was real. Seems real...seems like it would be hard to keep her real personality a secret over this many years and such a long career. Someone would have spilled a salacious story to the rags by now if she weren't actually a nice person.

I would have pulled for Viola Davis more if I didn't find the movie to be such a let down to the book. So many important facts and situations were left out and it made the movie less powerful.

I saw "The Iron Lady" on Saturday and found Streep to have played MT so well. It was a great movie and I enjoyed it much more than the Help. I wasn't surprised by Streep's win but I think it could have gone either way.

I do think Octavia did beautifully with her part in the help and was true to the character of the book. Of course some of that was still left out but she was able to pull it together and play the character beautifully.

Anonymous wrote:I like her in general but thought it was weird when she said "I feel half of america groaning"

She was right though. I sure wasn't rooting for her.

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Anonymous wrote:Assholes are very rarely successful in reality. This area does not seem to "get it", so to speak.

True. Steve Jobs, Larry Ellison, Donald Trump, all total failures. To name a few.

2 out of 3 is close ... Trump is an arrogant overleveraged douchebag who is successful at conveying the aura of success.

If he was half as successful as he claims he would've sued Lawrence O'Donnell for defamation by not but he hasn't/can't because he'd have to open his books and reveal what fraud he is.

Steve Jobs was a known asshole, pretty sure the author of that latest book confirmed it also.