I was a personality before I became a person – I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy and driven.
BARBRA STREISANDPerforming, for me, has always been a very inner process.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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It takes me about 10 years to appreciate what it is I’ve done.
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Why is it people who want the truth never believe it when they hear it?
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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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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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When I sing, people shut up.
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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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A large part of me is pure nebbish – plain, dull, uninteresting. There’s a more flamboyant part, too. Obviously.
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I love things that are indescribable, like the taste of an avocado or the smell of a gardenia.
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It’s not a date. We’re just agreeing to eat at the same table.
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I am a nice person. I care about my driver having lunch, you know.
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I’d rather not talk about money. It’s kind of gross.
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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 arrived in Hollywood without having my nose fixed, my teeth capped, or my name changed. That is very gratifying to me.
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I worked in a Chinese restaurant.
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When I was a teenager in New York, I was buying antique clothes. I still am.
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