`` Meryl really wanted to do the role because , I think , she thought it was really right for her , '' Shanley told CNN in a recent interview , adding , `` I have to say I was quite astonished at her amazing facility . '' Director John Patrick Shanley was `` quite astonished '' by Streep 's acting in Best Supporting Actor She stars opposite another Hollywood heavyweight , Philip Seymour Hoffman . Philip Seymour Hoffman on shooting : `` The set became like the ring that prizefighters go into '' Streep , Oscar and co-stars , Streep and Streep are all Oscar nominated .
Director John Patrick Shanley was `` quite astonished '' by Streep 's acting in Best Supporting Actor She stars opposite another Hollywood heavyweight , Philip Seymour Hoffman . Philip Seymour Hoffman on shooting : `` The set became like the ring that prizefighters go into '' Streep , Oscar and co-stars , Streep and Streep are all Oscar nominated .