I arrived in Hollywood without having my nose fixed, my teeth capped, or my name changed. That is very gratifying to me.
BARBRA STREISANDAround people I don’t know, I’m totally at a loss.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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Doubt can motivate you, so don’t be afraid of it. Confidence and doubt are at two ends of the scale, and you need both. They balance each other out.
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I never sing in the shower either.
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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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I only began to sing because I couldn’t get a job as an actress.
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Sometimes you resent the people you love and need the most. Love is so fascinating in all its forms, and I think everyone who has ever been a mother will relate to this.
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It’s very often the artist who gives a voice to the voiceless by speaking up when no one else will.
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Being a woman in music was fine, but when I wanted to direct, I was poking my head into a man’s world.
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I hated singing. I wanted to be an actress. But I don’t think I’d have made it any other way.
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I’d rather not talk about money. It’s kind of gross.
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My biggest nightmare is I’m driving home and get sick and go to hospital. I say: ‘Please help me.’ And the people say: ‘Hey, you look like…’ And I’m dying while they’re wondering whether I’m Barbra Streisand.
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It’s true that I have a very healthy ego; anybody who creates does.
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You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it.
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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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Why don’t you have a cup of coffee at least? I, um, I’m a little low in sugar and I don’t have any cream, but it’s real coffee.
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Around people I don’t know, I’m totally at a loss.
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