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I can take any truth; just don’t lie to me.

Barbra Streisand

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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Awards Discouraging Giving
Myths are a waste of time. They prevent progression.
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Progression Time Waste Wasting
I never sing in the shower either.
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Either Showers Sing
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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Drama Honesty Thinking
I go by instinct – I don’t worry about experience.
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Experience Instinct Natural Worry
When I was maybe 5 or 6 years old, the neighborhood girls would sit on the stoop and sing. I was known as the kid who had a good voice and no father.
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Father Girl Good Kid Neighbourhood Stood
New York critics – I hear when one of them watched “A Star Is Born”, he talked back to the screen.
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Born Country Stars
I love things that are indescribable, like the taste of an avocado or the smell of a gardenia.
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Avocados Smell Taste
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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Ambition More Privacy Talk Wish
I still like my antique clothes.
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Antiques Clothes Stills
If I hear a record once, I usually never listen to it again. I rarely listen to music – unless it’s Billie Holiday.
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Holiday Listen Music Records
Life’s too short. Start with Dessert!
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Dessert Life Short Start
Just like my father, I’ve always loved education. In school I was a member of the honor society.
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Father Honor School
I am a nice person. I care about my driver having lunch, you know.
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Care Lunch Nice
I’m not weird, just different from people who aren’t different.
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Different People Weird
I got sent to a health camp when I was about 6 years old, and we all had to wear the same starchy blue uniform. The lady who took care of me after school knit me a burgundy sweater. It was the only thing that gave me any individuality.
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Blue School Years

I can take any truth; just don’t lie to me.

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