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People say to me, 'Well, how do you direct Meryl Streep?' You're not wandering over to Meryl telling her how to act. She's an extraordinary talent and unbelievably hard working; she works harder than anyone I have ever worked with before.

All of my friends in the business ask, 'Why is this woman not a star? Why is she not a household name?'

I am one of the few actresses who isn't recognized by the way she looks. I'm recognized by the way I talk.

Everybody wants to be a star right now, to be heard, to have a voice, so you have to give the confidence for people to have that ability - and give them the wardrobe to become a star.

A designer is only as good as the star who wears her clothes.

A star needs all the rest she can get.

I'm an actress who likes a strong, communicative director.

If Hollywood stars speak out, so do all sorts of other people. Now Hollywood stars can get a better hearing.

The trouble with her is that she lacks the power of conversation but not the power of speech.

We meet before the movie and she gives you charts with sounds on them and makes a tape of examples. While they are setting up the scene, I go with her to the trailer and we go through the scene and correct the speech.