streep, hero, part 2

more from terry gross’s 2012 interview with meryl streep, discussing a failed audition she had for 1970’s king kong remake:

GROSS: Did you worried that you were basically – I mean you haven’t been in any movies yet. So did you worry that word would spread about you that you were – that she spoke back to directors?

STREEP: A pain in the ass?

GROSS: Yeah. That you are a real pain and that you were, yeah, that you were problems, so like…avoid her?

(SOUNDBITE OF LAUGHTER)

STREEP: I am a pain in the ass.

(SOUNDBITE OF LAUGHTER)

STREEP: How can I hide it?