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”.
BARBRA STREISANDIt is every woman’s dream to be some man’s dream woman.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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They’re called ‘angels’ because they’re in heaven until the reviews come out.
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I find George Bush and Dick Cheney frightening, Donald Rumsfeld and John Ashcroft frightening.
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I like to stay home a lot. I like to do other things, too, like decorate.
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Just imagine how boring life would be if we were all the same. My idea of a perfect world is one in which we really appreciated each other’s differences: Short, tall; Democrat, Republican; black, white; gay, straight-a world in which all of us are equal, but definitely not the same.
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Everyone has a right to love and be loved, and nobody on this earth has the right to tell anyone that their love for another human being is morally wrong.
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Just like my father, I’ve always loved education. In school I was a member of the honor society.
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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 was raised on the streets, in hot, steamy Brooklyn, with stifled air.
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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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We elected a President, not a Pope.
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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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I started going to acting school when I was 14, and I would always have my own take on things.
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Life’s too short. Start with Dessert!
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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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A human being is only interesting if he’s in contact with himself.
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