"It's sort of exhausting, this self-congratulatory atmosphere in which the movie community lives. It's unbearable. We're not that important in the world, but we certainly all think we are…I shouldn't talk about it, I mean I'm really grateful that my work is recognized…but boy, we've gotten a little bloated. It's so grand and the outfits are so incredible and the critique of how everybody looks and the desperation of people to make an impact—it really gets to me."

—Meryl Streep, recently nominated for an Oscar for her role in Music of the Heart, and in the eyes of some, possibly America's best actress, in an interview with Helena de Bertodano in the Daily Telegraph (London)