Meryl Streep has said that she thinks the movie industry discourages "intelligent, discerning people" from being a part of its audiences.
The multi award-winning actress argued that major films concentrate on people who "buy toys and games" in an interview for CBS News magazine show 60 Minutes.
When correspondent Morley Safer commented on how Hollywood concentrates on themes of "comic strips... vampires [or] gross behavior," Streep said: "That's called the narrowing of the audience.
"The movie business has worked very assiduously to discourage you and other intelligent, discerning people from the theater, from the movie theater," she added as Safer laughed. "They have worked hard to get rid of you, because you don't go then and buy toys and games."
However, Streep added that she believes that the quality of acting is now "better than in the classic days" of the movie industry.
She also expressed her preference for working on "movies that have a little budget", explaining that this is because she dislikes shooting the same scene several times and that low-budget films cannot afford to do this.
Streep will next be seen playing former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady, which is released on January 6, 2012 in the UK and January 13, 2012 in the US.
Watch Meryl Streep's interview with 60 Minutes in full below:
http://www.digitalspy.com/celebrity/news/a356613/meryl-streep-movie-industry-wants-to-sell-toys-and-games.html
The multi award-winning actress argued that major films concentrate on people who "buy toys and games" in an interview for CBS News magazine show 60 Minutes.
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When correspondent Morley Safer commented on how Hollywood concentrates on themes of "comic strips... vampires [or] gross behavior," Streep said: "That's called the narrowing of the audience.
"The movie business has worked very assiduously to discourage you and other intelligent, discerning people from the theater, from the movie theater," she added as Safer laughed. "They have worked hard to get rid of you, because you don't go then and buy toys and games."
However, Streep added that she believes that the quality of acting is now "better than in the classic days" of the movie industry.
She also expressed her preference for working on "movies that have a little budget", explaining that this is because she dislikes shooting the same scene several times and that low-budget films cannot afford to do this.
Streep will next be seen playing former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady, which is released on January 6, 2012 in the UK and January 13, 2012 in the US.
Watch Meryl Streep's interview with 60 Minutes in full below:
http://www.digitalspy.com/celebrity/news/a356613/meryl-streep-movie-industry-wants-to-sell-toys-and-games.html
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