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Family Matters
Hollywood's leading ladies, performers and even a former first lady reveal why motherhood is their greatest achievement.
The Oprah Winfrey Show  |  January 01, 2006
Meryl Streep


"When I was a young actress we dealt with the legacy of Katherine Hepburn who said famously, 'You can do one or the other. You can't do both,'" Meryl Streep says. "It came to my mind when I was a young actress. When I found out I was pregnant, I thought, 'Now I'll never be like Katherine Hepburn!' Well, no. But I have a perfectly good life. And thank God I have my children. My God, it's everything. But it's not without compromise and it's not without mess...but I like mess."
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