Thank God there were a couple of people in my life who said, “Go on, go on – you can do it!
BARBRA STREISANDOn a very basic level, many people think celebrities have too much already, so we shouldn’t be entitled to our political opinions.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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I’m interested in the truth, and unauthorized biographies are not. Yes, I would like to correct those errors someday.
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I was raised on the streets, in hot, steamy Brooklyn, with stifled air.
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When I sing, people shut up.
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The audience is the barometer of the truth.
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It’s not a date. We’re just agreeing to eat at the same table.
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I don’t care what you say about me. Just be sure to spell my name wrong.
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Sometimes, when you work with mediocre talents, they feel entitled. They act like stars. Genuinely talented people don’t.
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You have to live life in the moment and get the most out of it.
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I am a nice person. I care about my driver having lunch, you know.
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I think when I was younger, I wanted to be a star, until I became a star, and then it’s a lot of work. It’s work to be a star. I don’t enjoy the stardom part. I only enjoy the creative process.
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Stay true to yourself. People respond to authenticity.
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In the music business, we all do different things, but we sit there and admire other people who can write a song differently or sing differently. It’s not so competitive.
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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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A man who graduated high in his class at Yale Law School and made partnership in a top law firm would be celebrated. But a woman who accomplishes this is treated with suspicion.
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I was kind of a wild child. I wasn’t taught the niceties of life.
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