Washington, Dec 12: Meryl Streep has said that she 'carried' the role of Margaret Thatcher with her for some time as she found it more 'personal' than the other roles she has played in her career.

The 62-year-old Oscar-winning actress portrays the British political leader in the upcoming movie 'The Iron Lady'.

"With something like 'It's Complicated', I really left it at the set. But this I carried with me more, because it was more personal," Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

"Just standing that way for a long time was wearing. And the banked energy of playing someone whose energy has ebbed, it had an effect. It did have an effect," she said.

"It reminded me so much of my mother and my grandmother. It's emotional to go into these places," she added. (ANI)

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