To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open to other people’s views. It is to be open, not closed. So, yes, my ego is big, but it’s also very small in some areas. My ego is responsible for my doing what I do – bad or good.
BARBRA STREISANDI started going to acting school when I was 14, and I would always have my own take on things.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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Stay true to yourself. People respond to authenticity.
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You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it.
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Why am I so famous? What am I doing right? What are the others doing wrong?
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I’ve always liked working really hard and then doing nothing in particular. So, consequently, I didn’t overexpose myself; I guess I maintained a kind of mystery. I wasn’t ambitious.
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You have to live life in the moment and get the most out of it.
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And remember, this was a president (George W. Bush) who was selected by the Supreme Court rather than the people.
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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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We cannot let the right wing roll back more than thirty years of social progress.
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I hear these melodies. I hear horn lines and string lines. That’s what’s fun about recording with an orchestra.
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I never liked stardom. It’s weird to me. I only like the creative process. I only like the work.
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I’d started going to acting classes at 14, played ‘Medea’ at 15 and really wanted to be a classical actress.
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It’s true that I have a very healthy ego; anybody who creates does.
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I don’t enjoy public performances and being up on a stage. I don’t enjoy the glamour. Like tonight, I am up on stage and my feet hurt.
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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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I was a personality before I became a person.
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