I hated singing. I wanted to be an actress. But I don’t think I’d have made it any other way.
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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Just imagine how boring life would be if we were all the same. My idea of a perfect world is one in which we really appreciated each other’s differences: Short, tall; Democrat, Republican; black, white; gay, straight-a world in which all of us are equal, but definitely not the same.
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It is every woman’s dream to be some man’s dream woman.
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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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Art is the signature of a generation; artists have a way of defining the times.
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I’ve considered having my nose fixed. But I didn’t trust anyone enough. If I could do it myself with a mirror.
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I never liked stardom. It’s weird to me. I only like the creative process. I only like the work.
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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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How I wish we lived in a time when laws were not necessary to safeguard us from discrimination.
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Eighteenth century American furniture and the design of the architects Greene and Greene are my special love.
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It’s not a date. We’re just agreeing to eat at the same table.
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My friend Quincy Jones says we won our first Grammys together in 1963. I have no recollection. I don’t even remember the room. When he showed me the picture, I remembered what I wore. But it’s like awards don’t mean anything.
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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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I don’t care what you say about me. Just be sure to spell my name wrong.
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I’d rather not talk about money. It’s kind of gross.
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The audience is the barometer of the truth.
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