I don’t enjoy public performances and being up on a stage. I don’t enjoy the glamour. Like tonight, I am up on stage and my feet hurt.
BARBRA STREISANDSuccess to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only the top half of each slice.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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A human being is only interesting if he’s in contact with himself.
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I think of myself as a girl from Brooklyn.
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On a very basic level, many people think celebrities have too much already, so we shouldn’t be entitled to our political opinions.
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I don’t care what you say about me. Just be sure to spell my name wrong.
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I was kind of a wild child. I wasn’t taught the niceties of life.
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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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. . . it is true, even people with painful childhoods. . . grow up to be more interesting people. So, there’s always a positive to a negative.
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I’d rather not talk about money. It’s kind of gross.
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I was raised on the streets, in hot, steamy Brooklyn, with stifled air.
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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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Sometimes, when you work with mediocre talents, they feel entitled. They act like stars. Genuinely talented people don’t.
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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 don’t like talking about myself and I don’t like talking about the work.
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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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They’re called ‘angels’ because they’re in heaven until the reviews come out.
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