I arrived in Hollywood without having my nose fixed, my teeth capped, or my name changed. That is very gratifying to me.
BARBRA STREISANDMy nose was part of my heritage, and if I had talent to sing and to act, why wasn’t that enough?
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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Why is it men are permitted to be obsessed about their work, but women are only permitted to be obsessed about men?
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I prefer things that are private, so I love recording and I love making films, as a filmmaker, because it uses every bit of what you have experienced or know, whether it’s graphics composition, decorating, psychology, storytelling, or whatever it is. It’s a wonderful thing.
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Art does not exist only to entertain, but also to challenge one to think, to provoke, even to disturb, in a constant search for truth.
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I wish I could be like Shaw who once read a bad review of one of his plays, called the critic and said: ‘I have your review in front of me and soon it will be behind me.’
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Thank God there were a couple of people in my life who said, “Go on, go on – you can do it!
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A large part of me is pure nebbish – plain, dull, uninteresting. There’s a more flamboyant part, too. Obviously.
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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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It’s true that I have a very healthy ego; anybody who creates does.
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There is nothing more important in life than love.
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Being a woman in music was fine, but when I wanted to direct, I was poking my head into a man’s world.
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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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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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Doubt can motivate you, so don’t be afraid of it. Confidence and doubt are at two ends of the scale, and you need both. They balance each other out.
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I don’t like talking about myself and I don’t like talking about the work.
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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’m a work in progress.
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He (son Jason) doesn’t see me as a (gay) icon, he sees me as his mother who touches his hair too much. No, I love being an icon to anybody. Equal rights, you know?
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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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We elected a President, not a Pope.
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Everyone has a right to love and be loved, and nobody on this earth has the right to tell anyone that their love for another human being is morally wrong.
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I only began to sing because I couldn’t get a job as an actress.
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Believe in the power of your voice! Be yourself. Everyone is unique.
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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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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 was raised on the streets, in hot, steamy Brooklyn, with stifled air.
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I’ve considered having my nose fixed. But I didn’t trust anyone enough. If I could do it myself with a mirror.
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