Meryl Streep Quotes

I'm more interested in being good than being famous.

You must never lower yourself to being a person you don't like.

To me, it's about always trying to make decisions that reflect my leadership and who I am.

I believe that being honest to oneself and one's work is all that matters.

I can look at myself in the mirror every night knowing I've never ever pretended to be someone I know I'm not for the sake of showbiz industry. I believe that it's important to live by your truth in order to be able to sleep peacefully when you rest your head at night. I've gone off and taken breaks, not necessarily by choice, but life has a way of giving you breaks, even when you don't want them, especially in this industry. So, I've had a chance to raise my children and to be a mom, and to come back to do more in film and television. I really cannot complain.

My mother's bottom line was truth to her values. It meant bringing your heart and your humanity to work.

The first step to wisdom is to be sure one says and does what one believes.

A man can be honest in any sort of skin.

Integrity is not so much what we do as much as who we are.

Life isn't about how popular you are. What girl or boy you are dating or who you know. Life is about always being true to who you are or what you believe in. Never let anyone convince you that their way is better than your way. In the end all we have is our hearts.. and our minds. This is the reason we sing.. this is the reason we cry... this is why we live.

Integrity is a life where your beliefs and intentions are aligned with your words and actions.

You can't believe one thing and do another. What you believe and what you do are the same thing.

Honesty is the cornerstone of character.

Being true to yourself means living in truth with each person in your life. It means refusing to say or do something that you don't believe is right. Living in truth with other people means that you refuse to stay in any situation where you are unhappy with the behavior of another person. You refuse to tolerate it. You refuse to compromise.

The key thing about life is to be true to a set of beliefs. And to be genuine.

Faith to me it’s believe without seeing, it’s how you live your life, how you are authentic.

You can live opposite of what you profess, but you cannot live opposite of what you believe.

Holding true to what you believe - even in a big city - is so important.

In my work, I'm always striving to be as honest as possible.

I would never play a character that wasn't true. It's not a moral thing; it's just that it's more convincing if it's a little bit like me.

I was baptised a Catholic and, although I'm not a churchgoer now, I do have a strong sense of the integrity of doing what you believe to be true.

I will not sell anything ever again that I do not believe in. I'm not willing to do a job for pure financial gain. I've done that, and it wasn't worth it.

My father claimed no political affiliation. He supported Al Gore because he knew him as a human being. He supported Lamar Alexander, who was the governor of Tennessee, who was a Republican. It was based on the individual. He didn't believe in politics. He based his support for someone on their heart and their integrity.

A good undercover agent stays as close to the truth as possible, as close to your own personality and your own values as possible. This is the way you stay in character - you try to be yourself.

I'm a guy of strong principles and I think people respect that.