When I was maybe 5 or 6 years old, the neighborhood girls would sit on the stoop and sing. I was known as the kid who had a good voice and no father.
BARBRA STREISANDI started going to acting school when I was 14, and I would always have my own take on things.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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You have to live life in the moment and get the most out of it.
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Why am I so famous? What am I doing right? What are the others doing wrong?
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Art is the signature of a generation; artists have a way of defining the times.
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I hear these melodies. I hear horn lines and string lines. That’s what’s fun about recording with an orchestra.
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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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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.
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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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A large part of me is pure nebbish – plain, dull, uninteresting. There’s a more flamboyant part, too. Obviously.
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Why is it people who want the truth never believe it when they hear it?
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I arrived in Hollywood without having my nose fixed, my teeth capped, or my name changed. That is very gratifying to me.
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I like to stay home a lot. I like to do other things, too, like decorate.
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If I hear a record once, I usually never listen to it again. I rarely listen to music – unless it’s Billie Holiday.
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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 find George Bush and Dick Cheney frightening, Donald Rumsfeld and John Ashcroft frightening.
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Myths are a waste of time. They prevent progression.
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