My advice: Don't waste so much time worrying about your skin or your weight. Develop what you do, what you put your hands on in the world.
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There are wonderfully talented actresses. It's a really rich field. There isn't as rich a field of material.
Interpretation
What this quote means
While there are many talented actresses, the quality of material available to them is lacking.
Meryl Streep's quote highlights the disparity between the abundance of talent among actresses and the scarcity of high-quality roles and narratives written for them. This suggests a systemic issue in the entertainment industry where remarkable actresses may not have access to the rich material that can truly showcase their abilities.
Themes
ActressesTalentMaterialFilmTheater
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about gender representation in the film industry, one might say, 'As Meryl Streep pointed out, there are wonderfully talented actresses, but the field of material is not as rich.'
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