Meryl Streep talks about Margaret Thatcher

Posted by Kayla Phantom On Wednesday, January 11th 2012 in Movies

Meryl Streep managed to add another stellar performance to her portfolio. In the new biopic “The Iron Lady” she plays former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. In an interview she gave to ET, the actress said people usually dehumanize politicians.

"[Thatcher is] highly, highly divisive and controversial, and I think when we reduce people to monster or saint, we neglect who they are, their humanity," she told the interviewer, Christina McLarty. "That's what we were interested in discovering in this movie."

The 62 year old star admitted she did not enjoy the sudden buzz that started with the release of the movie.

"No, I don't enjoy recognition," she added laughing.

The movie explains how Thatcher was able to step over the already defined barriers of gender and class thus making a stand in a world dominated by men. The actress admitted she took "so many things" about the historic politician.

"I took away an awe of people who are willing to stand up and be our leaders, because they have to be willing to take the loathing of a great segment of the population," said Meryl. "You love her or you hate her; you think that she destroyed England, or she was responsible for its only post-war boom. There is no middle ground."

The movie is directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Among its cast we count: Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman, Nicholas Farrell, Anthony Head, Harry Lloyd and Richard E. Grant.

Meryl Streep and director Phyllida Lloyd previously worked together on “Mamma Mia”.