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.
BARBRA STREISANDMyths are a waste of time. They prevent progression.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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I’m interested in the truth, and unauthorized biographies are not. Yes, I would like to correct those errors someday.
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They’re called ‘angels’ because they’re in heaven until the reviews come out.
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Why is it people who want the truth never believe it when they hear it?
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Art is the signature of a generation; artists have a way of defining the times.
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I need instant gratification.
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My nose was part of my heritage, and if I had talent to sing and to act, why wasn’t that enough?
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I got sent to a health camp when I was about 6 years old, and we all had to wear the same starchy blue uniform. The lady who took care of me after school knit me a burgundy sweater. It was the only thing that gave me any individuality.
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We have a president who stole the presidency through family ties, arrogance and intimidation, employing Republican operatives to exercise the tactics of voter fraud by disenfranchising thousands of blacks, elderly Jews and other minorities.
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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 don’t know why it is that we need to denigrate, to knock down. It’s so sick.
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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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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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I remember when I was 5 living on Pulaski Street in Brooklyn, the hallway of our building had a brass banister and a great sound, a great echo system. I used to sing in the hallway.
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One thing’s for sure: now when I look at Funny Girl, I think I was gorgeous. I was too beautiful to play Fanny Brice.
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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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