I can take any truth; just don’t lie to me.
BARBRA STREISANDWhen I was a teenager in New York, I was buying antique clothes. I still am.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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Just like my father, I’ve always loved education. In school I was a member of the honor society.
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I think of myself as a girl from Brooklyn.
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It’s like an American tradition. A person gets successful and then he’s supposed to change for the worse. It’s silly.
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Performing, for me, has always been a very inner process.
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Success to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only the top half of each slice.
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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 want the best product for my audience, and if I don’t care 100%, who will? It’s my name, my likeness that goes out there.
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I think when I was younger, I wanted to be a star, until I became a star, and then it’s a lot of work. It’s work to be a star. I don’t enjoy the stardom part. I only enjoy the creative process.
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Sometimes you resent the people you love and need the most. Love is so fascinating in all its forms, and I think everyone who has ever been a mother will relate to this.
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I like simple things. Elastic waists, so I can eat.
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I’m interested in the truth, and unauthorized biographies are not. Yes, I would like to correct those errors someday.
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Myths are a waste of time. They prevent progression.
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There’s a part of you that always remains a child, no matter how mature you get, how sophisticated or weary.
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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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I was kind of a wild child. I wasn’t taught the niceties of life.
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