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As a young woman, I wanted nothing more than to see my name in lights.

Barbra Streisand

You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it.
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Self Esteem Songwriting Trust
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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Opinions People Political Thinking
I’ll see a celadon green room in an 18th century New Hampshire house and just fall in love. Colors stay in my head.
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Color Falling House Love
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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Fun Lines Orchestra
There is nothing more important in life than love.
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Important Life Love Nothing
I don’t know why it is that we need to denigrate, to knock down. It’s so sick.
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Culture Needs Sick
What does it mean when people applaud? Should I give ’em money? Say thank you? Lift my dress? The lack of applause – that I can respond to.
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Mean Thank You Thanksgiving
The audience is the barometer of the truth.
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Audience Barometer Truth
Moviemakers can be late to a subject, or afraid, but often they are brave and ahead of their time.
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Brave Late Subjects
And remember, this was a president (George W. Bush) who was selected by the Supreme Court rather than the people.
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People President Remember
I’m not weird, just different from people who aren’t different.
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Different People Weird
Why am I so famous? What am I doing right? What are the others doing wrong?
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Doing Right Fame
No one should have to conform to some mythical concept of the ideal family.
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Concept Conform Family Ideal Mythical
Part of our society kills what it loves, despises what it’s created. It really hates success.
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Despise Hate Our Society
I just don’t want to be hampered by my own limitations.
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Limit My Own Want
I 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.
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Creative Stars Thinking
Being a woman in music was fine, but when I wanted to direct, I was poking my head into a man’s world.
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Head Men World
I was raised on the streets, in hot, steamy Brooklyn, with stifled air.
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Air Brooklyn Hot Raise
You know, I can’t remember my good reviews. I remember negative ones. They stay in my mind.
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Mind Negative Remember
Art transcends politics this weekend.
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Art Politics Transcend Weekend
I knew that with a mouth like mine, I just hadda be a star or something.
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Mines Mouths Stars
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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History Hollywood Name
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.
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Feet Hurt Style
I 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.
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Home Important Worry
I don’t like the word ‘superstar’. It has ridiculous implications. These words – star, stupor, superstar, stupid star – they’re misleading. It’s a myth.
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Ridiculous Stars Stupid
Art does not exist only to entertain, but also to challenge one to think, to provoke, even to disturb, in a constant search for truth.
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Art Challenges Thinking
I wish I could be like Shaw who once read a bad review of one of his plays, called the critic and said: ‘I have your review in front of me and soon it will be behind me.’
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Play Wish Writing

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