A human being is only interesting if he’s in contact with himself.
BARBRA STREISANDI love road trips! My husband and I love that. We bought a truck with a bench seat so we could put the dog in the middle.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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I just became a singer, because I could never get work as an actress.
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Men are allowed to have passion and commitment for their work… a woman is allowed that feeling for a man, but not her work.
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Success to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only the top half of each slice.
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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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I started going to acting school when I was 14, and I would always have my own take on things.
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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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I can’t stand to see red in my profit-or-loss column. I’m Taurus the bull, so I react to red. If I see it, I sell my stocks quickly.
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I was a personality before I became a person – I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy and driven.
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Marlon Brando. The finest actor who ever lived. He was my idol when I was 13. He’s done enough work to last two lifetimes. Everything I do, I think: Can Brando play this with me?
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. . . it is true, even people with painful childhoods. . . grow up to be more interesting people. So, there’s always a positive to a negative.
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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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How I wish we lived in a time when laws were not necessary to safeguard us from discrimination.
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It takes me about 10 years to appreciate what it is I’ve done.
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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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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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