I don’t think I’m tough in a so called tough way. I’m tough on myself.
BARBRA STREISANDI don’t think I’m tough in a so called tough way. I’m tough on myself.
BARBRA STREISANDI think when I was younger, I wanted to be a star, until I became a star, and then it’s a lot of work. It’s work to be a star. I don’t enjoy the stardom part. I only enjoy the creative process.
BARBRA STREISANDI don’t read music. Not even essentially. Not even nonessentially.
BARBRA STREISANDMyths are a waste of time. They prevent progression.
BARBRA STREISANDThere’s a part of you that always remains a child, no matter how mature you get, how sophisticated or weary.
BARBRA STREISANDI was a personality before I became a person.
BARBRA STREISANDArt is the signature of a generation; artists have a way of defining the times.
BARBRA STREISANDMy 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.
BARBRA STREISANDI’d started going to acting classes at 14, played ‘Medea’ at 15 and really wanted to be a classical actress.
BARBRA STREISANDDoubt can motivate you, so don’t be afraid of it. Confidence and doubt are at two ends of the scale, and you need both. They balance each other out.
BARBRA STREISANDI never liked stardom. It’s weird to me. I only like the creative process. I only like the work.
BARBRA STREISANDprogress, whatever your definition of it, is not inevitable.
BARBRA STREISANDBeing a woman in music was fine, but when I wanted to direct, I was poking my head into a man’s world.
BARBRA STREISANDMoviemakers can be late to a subject, or afraid, but often they are brave and ahead of their time.
BARBRA STREISANDMy 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.
BARBRA STREISANDI always wear the same thing at home. I can’t be bothered with jewelry. My pants have elastic waists. I like to be comfortable. There are so many more important things to worry about.
BARBRA STREISAND