I’d rather not talk about money. It’s kind of gross.
BARBRA STREISANDI’d rather not talk about money. It’s kind of gross.
BARBRA STREISANDI 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.
BARBRA STREISANDAnd remember, this was a president (George W. Bush) who was selected by the Supreme Court rather than the people.
BARBRA STREISANDWhen I was working a lot, I felt guilty as a parent. I couldn’t pick up my son every day from school, bake him cookies and that kind of thing.
BARBRA STREISANDMy friend Quincy Jones says we won our first Grammys together in 1963. I have no recollection. I don’t even remember the room. When he showed me the picture, I remembered what I wore. But it’s like awards don’t mean anything.
BARBRA STREISANDBeing a woman in music was fine, but when I wanted to direct, I was poking my head into a man’s world.
BARBRA STREISANDNo one should have to conform to some mythical concept of the ideal family.
BARBRA STREISANDI just became a singer, because I could never get work as an actress.
BARBRA STREISANDYou don’t ask a man, ‘Do you want to be in control [of your job]?’ You assume he wants control. Why would a woman be any different?
BARBRA STREISANDThere’s a part of you that always remains a child, no matter how mature you get, how sophisticated or weary.
BARBRA STREISANDI don’t care what you say about me. Just be sure to spell my name wrong.
BARBRA STREISANDWe elected a President, not a Pope.
BARBRA STREISANDI find George Bush and Dick Cheney frightening, Donald Rumsfeld and John Ashcroft frightening.
BARBRA STREISANDIt takes me about 10 years to appreciate what it is I’ve done.
BARBRA STREISANDThe 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.
BARBRA STREISANDTo 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 STREISAND