Directing is so interesting. You know, it just sort of encompasses everything that you see, that you know, that you’ve felt, that you have observed.
BARBRA STREISANDI’m interested in the truth, and unauthorized biographies are not. Yes, I would like to correct those errors someday.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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I still like my antique clothes.
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Most awards, you know, they don’t give you unless you go and get them – did you know that? Terribly discouraging.
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You know, I can’t remember my good reviews. I remember negative ones. They stay in my mind.
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I arrived in Hollywood without having my nose fixed, my teeth capped, or my name changed. That is very gratifying to me.
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Oh God, don’t envy me, I have my own pains.
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Marlon Brando. The finest actor who ever lived. He was my idol when I was 13. He’s done enough work to last two lifetimes. Everything I do, I think: Can Brando play this with me?
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I wasn’t supported, I wasn’t given any self-esteem.
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My mother never really thought I could become anything.
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Performing, for me, has always been a very inner process.
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It’s true that I have a very healthy ego; anybody who creates does.
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I am a nice person. I care about my driver having lunch, you know.
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What reaches an audience is honesty. If you’re saying something truthful that’s supposed to be a funny line, it’s going to be funny. And if it’s supposed to be a serious line, it’s going to be serious. But, I don’t think there’s a distinction between how you play drama or comedy, if it’s based in the truth.
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I’m not that ambitious any more. I just like my privacy. I wish I really wasn’t talked about at all.
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A human being is only interesting if he’s in contact with himself.
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I need instant gratification.
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