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.
BARBRA STREISANDWhat is exciting is not for one person to be stronger than the other… but for two people to have met their match and yet they are equally as stubborn, as obstinate, as passionate, as crazy as the other.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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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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I also have intense relationships with furniture… probably because we practically had none when I was growing up.
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I can take any truth; just don’t lie to me.
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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 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.
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It is every woman’s dream to be some man’s dream woman.
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I prefer things that are private, so I love recording and I love making films, as a filmmaker, because it uses every bit of what you have experienced or know, whether it’s graphics composition, decorating, psychology, storytelling, or whatever it is. It’s a wonderful thing.
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I wasn’t supported, I wasn’t given any self-esteem.
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Performing, for me, has always been a very inner process.
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It’s like an American tradition. A person gets successful and then he’s supposed to change for the worse. It’s silly.
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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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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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Moviemakers can be late to a subject, or afraid, but often they are brave and ahead of their time.
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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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It takes me about 10 years to appreciate what it is I’ve done.
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