I’d started going to acting classes at 14, played ‘Medea’ at 15 and really wanted to be a classical actress.
BARBRA STREISANDI wasn’t supported, I wasn’t given any self-esteem.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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There’s a part of you that always remains a child, no matter how mature you get, how sophisticated or weary.
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Around people I don’t know, I’m totally at a loss.
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I need instant gratification.
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I go by instinct – I don’t worry about experience.
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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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I’m not weird, just different from people who aren’t different.
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If I hear a record once, I usually never listen to it again. I rarely listen to music – unless it’s Billie Holiday.
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I hated singing. I wanted to be an actress. But I don’t think I’d have made it any other way.
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I just don’t want to be hampered by my own limitations.
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Why am I so famous? What am I doing right? What are the others doing wrong?
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I remember when I was 5 living on Pulaski Street in Brooklyn, the hallway of our building had a brass banister and a great sound, a great echo system. I used to sing in the hallway.
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progress, whatever your definition of it, is not inevitable.
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Art finds a way to be constructive. It becomes heat in cold places; it becomes light in dark places.
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You know, I can’t remember my good reviews. I remember negative ones. They stay in my mind.
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There is nothing more important in life than love.
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