Nora Ephron Highly Recommends Having Meryl Streep Play You

Nora Ephron at the 32nd AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute To Meryl Streep (2004).

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Ladies and Gentlemen...Nora Ephron!

I loved working with Meryl Streep

First, I worked with her on "Silkwood."

Alice Arlen and I did a script for her.

But the true stretch, if I do say so, was playing me in "Heartburn."

I highly recommend having Meryl Streep play you.

If your husband is cheating on you with a car hop, get Meryl to play you. You will feel much better.

If you get rear ended in a parking lot, have Meryl Streep play you. If the dingo eats your baby, call Meryl.

She plays all of us better than we play ourselves. Although, it's a little depressing knowing that if you went to audition to play yourself you would lose out to her.

Some days, when I am having a hard day, I call up Meryl and she'll come and she'll step in for me.

She's so good people don't really notice.