We cannot let the right wing roll back more than thirty years of social progress.
BARBRA STREISANDMoviemakers can be late to a subject, or afraid, but often they are brave and ahead of their time.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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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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I hate tooting my own horn, but after Steven Spielberg saw Yentl, he said: “I wish I could tell you how to fix your picture, but I can’t. It’s the best film I’ve seen since Citizen Kane”.
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My mother never really thought I could become anything.
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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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A human being is only interesting if he’s in contact with himself.
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I’m tired of malicious articles slandering me.
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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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I always wear the same thing at home. I can’t be bothered with jewelry. My pants have elastic waists. I like to be comfortable. There are so many more important things to worry about.
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If 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.
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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’ve considered having my nose fixed. But I didn’t trust anyone enough. If I could do it myself with a mirror.
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My mother told me I should be a secretary, but I wanted to be an actress from when I was very young.
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I worked in a Chinese restaurant.
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I knew that with a mouth like mine, I just hadda be a star or something.
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To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open to other people’s views. It is to be open, not closed. So, yes, my ego is big, but it’s also very small in some areas. My ego is responsible for my doing what I do – bad or good.
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