Meryl Streep talks about what it takes to learn the craft of acting, with Entertainment Journalist Reba Merrill. She shares the tools she uses to create the illusion of the character and why she feels it's important to do so.

This interview is part of Reba Merrill's Private Collection. Read this interview in its entirety and many other A-List interviews, in Reba's new book, Making It: What I Got Away With In Hollywood, now available on Amazon.com.