Celebrity Response
MS
Meryl Streep
Actor · January 2021 · Aired January 9, 2021
Question set: Original (2021)
1
What's the best sandwich?
Pastrami on rye
2
What's one thing you own that you should really throw out?
Every piece of clothing, especially this shirt
She'd worn the shirt on seven interviews
3
What is the scariest animal?
Black widow spider
Identified them by their spiky white egg sac
4
Apples or oranges?
Apples
5
Have you ever asked someone for their autograph?
Yes — Richard Nixon signed her Milky Way wrapper at age 12
Got his autograph at a parade in San Francisco
6
What do you think happens when we die?
We see everyone we love and go back and influence their lives
7
What's your favorite action movie?
The River Wild (Stephen answered for her)
Was completely stumped; Colbert answered for her since she was in the film
8
What's your favorite smell?
Apple pie
9
What's your least favorite smell?
—
Pointed at someone off camera and joked about them producing a smell
10
Exercise: worth it?
Yes
11
Flat or sparkling?
Sparkling
12
What's the most used app on your phone?
Podcasts
13
You only get one song to listen to for the rest of your life — what is it?
Hejira — Joni Mitchell
14
What number am I thinking of?
3
15
Describe the rest of your life in five words.
"Very, very, very, very long"
Only three words but counts as five with emphasis