Washington, Jan 16: Meryl Streep has revealed that she never became a director because of her family, as she wanted to have some kind of home life.

The 62-year-old actress - who has four children with husband Don Gummer - admits to have been tempted to work behind the camera but decided it was too big a commitment and would mean missing out on a home life.

"It's like being a grandmother: you go home at the end of the night," Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

"I used to think I'd like to direct but you know what? Honestly, if you have a big commitment at home you can't really do it. I have four children. While they were growing up it was really impossible. Directing is a big, big, big job.

"Acting, if you prepare, you can leave it on set and come back the next day. You can't do that with directing, it's like a 24-hour job," she added. (ANI)