Meryl Streep Says Male Studio Execs Struggle to ‘See Themselves’ in Female Protagonists

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1. Excerpt:

   >”Before there were women in greenlight positions at studios, it was very hard for men to see themselves in a female protagonist. It was not difficult for the women executives to see themselves in a male protagonist, but the hardest thing — I’ve said this 150,000 times — the hardest thing is for a male to live through the female in a movie who’s the lead,” Streep said during the Q&A. “They just didn’t get it.”

   >In fact, the first movie Streep made where men told her that her character was relatable was released in 2006.

   >”The first movie I ever made where a man came up to me afterwards and said ‘I know how you felt’ was “Devil Wears Prada.’ It was more than one man who came and said ‘I know how you felt, I know what it’s like to be the one to take the decisions and nobody understands you.’ That was fascinating to me.”

2. Did Meryl think about women when she gave Roman Polanski a standing ovation?

3. Because we are comfortable being ourselves while some of you are not.

4. Don’t women struggle to see themselves through a male lead, so they’ve demanded more female leads?

5. Male studio executives struggle to “see themselves” in any story that doesn’t involve golfing.