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.
BARBRA STREISANDMost awards, you know, they don’t give you unless you go and get them – did you know that? Terribly discouraging.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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I must have got my detailed, obsessive streak from my father, who was an English teacher, because my mother wasn’t like me at all.
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When I was a teenager in New York, I was buying antique clothes. I still am.
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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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My mother never really thought I could become anything.
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I am a nice person. I care about my driver having lunch, you know.
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It’s true that I have a very healthy ego; anybody who creates does.
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Eighteenth century American furniture and the design of the architects Greene and Greene are my special love.
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Myths are a waste of time. They prevent progression.
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Being a celebrity is a no-win situation. If you get along with your co-star you’re having an affair, if you don’t you’re having a feud.
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The result [Republicans winning the Senate] would be devastating for reproductive choice, the environment, civil liberties, Social Security and health care, as well as corporate accountability.
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I was raised on the streets, in hot, steamy Brooklyn, with stifled air.
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The audience is the best judge of anything. They cannot be lied to. Truth brings them closer. A moment that lags – they’re gonna cough.
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I just don’t like the idea of her singing my songs. Who the hell does she thinks she is? The world doesn’t need another Streisand! (on Diana Ross)
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I was a personality before I became a person – I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy and driven.
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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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