I arrived in Hollywood without having my nose fixed, my teeth capped, or my name changed. That is very gratifying to me.
BARBRA STREISANDIf a man wants to get it right, he’s looked up to and respected. If a woman wants to get it right, she’s difficult or impossible. If he acts, produces and directs, he’s called multitalented. If she does the same thing, she’s called vain and egotistical.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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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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I’m not weird, just different from people who aren’t different.
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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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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 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 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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It is every woman’s dream to be some man’s dream woman.
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Myths are a waste of time. They prevent progression.
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Being a celebrity is a no-win situation. If you get along with your co-star you’re having an affair, if you don’t you’re having a feud.
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Art transcends politics this weekend.
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Art is the signature of a generation; artists have a way of defining the times.
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Just like my father, I’ve always loved education. In school I was a member of the honor society.
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On a very basic level, many people think celebrities have too much already, so we shouldn’t be entitled to our political opinions.
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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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Sometimes you resent the people you love and need the most. Love is so fascinating in all its forms, and I think everyone who has ever been a mother will relate to this.
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