"I didn't do much very homework for it, I'm afraid. I did take one illegal substance," she said. "And I followed Carrie Fisher around for a while. She and I became, and still are, very good, close friends."
Meryl Streep talks about preparing for Carrie Fisher's character in Postcards from the Edge. Watch the full talk.
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