Lily James cried when she met Streep for the first time
Los Angeles
April 14, 2018
Actress Lily James burst into tears the first time she met
her idol and veteran actress Meryl Streep.
James, 29, who portrays
Streep's character Donna's younger self in the sequel of "Devil Wears Prada",
and was overcome with emotion when she was waiting to meet Streep on set,
reports femalefirst.co.uk.
Speaking in an interview with a digital
magazine, James said: "Meryl was singing this song in a chapel and it was so
emotional. I was sat outside knowing I was about to meet her. And crying. And it
was like 'Hold it together, Lily', it was too much."
James tried not to
focus on Streep while filming, but in her spare time she was cramming in
research into the character and her co-star.
"I tried not to focus on the
Meryl Streep-ness of it all, but tried to focus on the Donna Sheridan-ness of it
all. Having said that, I did go through all of Meryl's movies, especially stuff
from when she was younger. I loved watching 'Postcards from the Edge' - there's
a spunky kind of madness where she sings in that - and even 'Death Becomes
Her'."
Los Angeles
April 14, 2018
Actress Lily James burst into tears the first time she met
her idol and veteran actress Meryl Streep.
James, 29, who portrays
Streep's character Donna's younger self in the sequel of "Devil Wears Prada",
and was overcome with emotion when she was waiting to meet Streep on set,
reports femalefirst.co.uk.
Speaking in an interview with a digital
magazine, James said: "Meryl was singing this song in a chapel and it was so
emotional. I was sat outside knowing I was about to meet her. And crying. And it
was like 'Hold it together, Lily', it was too much."
James tried not to
focus on Streep while filming, but in her spare time she was cramming in
research into the character and her co-star.
"I tried not to focus on the
Meryl Streep-ness of it all, but tried to focus on the Donna Sheridan-ness of it
all. Having said that, I did go through all of Meryl's movies, especially stuff
from when she was younger. I loved watching 'Postcards from the Edge' - there's
a spunky kind of madness where she sings in that - and even 'Death Becomes
Her'."
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