I worked in a Chinese restaurant.
BARBRA STREISANDThe idea of a liberal media bias is simply a myth. If only it were true, we might have a more humane, open-minded, and ultimately effective public debate on the issues facing the country.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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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 have one son. Of everything I’ve done in my life, nothing matches the feeling of having life growing inside you.
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It always gave me the creeps when I saw performers who desperately wanted the audience to like them. That’s not what I’m about.
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I wish I could be like Shaw who once read a bad review of one of his plays, called the critic and said: ‘I have your review in front of me and soon it will be behind me.’
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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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I don’t like talking about myself and I don’t like talking about the work.
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I don’t know why it is that we need to denigrate, to knock down. It’s so sick.
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It takes me about 10 years to appreciate what it is I’ve done.
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I was raised on the streets, in hot, steamy Brooklyn, with stifled air.
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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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Love comes from the most unexpected places.
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I can take any truth; just don’t lie to me.
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I need instant gratification.
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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’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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