"The fairy tale that really scared me was Bluebeard. That's the one where he just kills one after another of these woman, these wives, that he lures up to the castle. I just think about fairy tales as stories women told their children to warn them? To keep them safe, to make sure they married up, all the things that would have safeguarded them in the olden days."

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Meryl Streep

Actress, Producer

Meryl Streep is an acclaimed actress known for her versatile roles and profound exploration of identity in films like 'Sophie's Choice' and 'The Iron Lady.'

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"I think that you find your own way. You have your own rules. You have your own understanding of yourself, and that's what you're going to count on. In the end, it's what feels right to you. Not what your mother told you. Not what some actress told you. Not what anybody else told you but the still, small voice."

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