One thing’s for sure: now when I look at Funny Girl, I think I was gorgeous. I was too beautiful to play Fanny Brice.
BARBRA STREISANDWhy is it people who want the truth never believe it when they hear it?
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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When I sing, people shut up.
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I only began to sing because I couldn’t get a job as an actress.
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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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I hate tooting my own horn, but after Steven Spielberg saw Yentl, he said: “I wish I could tell you how to fix your picture, but I can’t. It’s the best film I’ve seen since Citizen Kane”.
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I do have friends that are Republicans, and we have very spirited conversations on a whole range of issues. I am often baffled by why they are Republicans, but I enjoy the dialogue and can move beyond politics to find common ground in my personal relationships.
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Why does a woman work ten years to change a man’s habits and then complain that he’s not the man she married?
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I can take any truth; just don’t lie to me.
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I like to stay home a lot. I like to do other things, too, like decorate.
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I’ll see a celadon green room in an 18th century New Hampshire house and just fall in love. Colors stay in my head.
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Why don’t you have a cup of coffee at least? I, um, I’m a little low in sugar and I don’t have any cream, but it’s real coffee.
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It’s very often the artist who gives a voice to the voiceless by speaking up when no one else will.
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Around people I don’t know, I’m totally at a loss.
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I’m sure that I don’t know everything I want to know. I have so much more to learn.
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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 love road trips! My husband and I love that. We bought a truck with a bench seat so we could put the dog in the middle.
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