Why is it men are permitted to be obsessed about their work, but women are only permitted to be obsessed about men?
BARBRA STREISANDI just became a singer, because I could never get work as an actress.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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I like simple things. Elastic waists, so I can eat.
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The idea of a liberal media bias is simply a myth. If only it were true, we might have a more humane, open-minded, and ultimately effective public debate on the issues facing the country.
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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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I’m a work in progress.
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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 hear these melodies. I hear horn lines and string lines. That’s what’s fun about recording with an orchestra.
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I just don’t want to be hampered by my own limitations.
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I’m a terrible lip-syncer anyway because I have to be in the moment, and I can’t lip-sync to something I recorded three months before.
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Art transcends politics this weekend.
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I can take any truth; just don’t lie to me.
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I’ve been called many names like perfectionist, difficult and obsessive. I think it takes obsession, takes searching for the details for any artist to be good.
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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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When they tried me out as a host on TV, I found that I just couldn’t be that gregarious person. I was stranger than that.
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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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I’ve always liked working really hard and then doing nothing in particular. So, consequently, I didn’t overexpose myself; I guess I maintained a kind of mystery. I wasn’t ambitious.
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