My mother never really thought I could become anything.
BARBRA STREISANDSometimes, when you work with mediocre talents, they feel entitled. They act like stars. Genuinely talented people don’t.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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We have a president who stole the presidency through family ties, arrogance and intimidation, employing Republican operatives to exercise the tactics of voter fraud by disenfranchising thousands of blacks, elderly Jews and other minorities.
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Art transcends politics this weekend.
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I still like my antique clothes.
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I’m not weird, just different from people who aren’t different.
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How could such a destructive man [referring to Bush] be so popular with the American people?… Not only is he poisoning our air and water – he’s poisoning our political system as well.
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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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Doubt 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.
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I was a personality before I became a person.
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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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I hate tooting my own horn, but after Steven Spielberg saw Yentl, he said: “I wish I could tell you how to fix your picture, but I can’t. It’s the best film I’ve seen since Citizen Kane”.
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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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What reaches an audience is honesty. If you’re saying something truthful that’s supposed to be a funny line, it’s going to be funny. And if it’s supposed to be a serious line, it’s going to be serious. But, I don’t think there’s a distinction between how you play drama or comedy, if it’s based in the truth.
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Most awards, you know, they don’t give you unless you go and get them – did you know that? Terribly discouraging.
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Performing, for me, has always been a very inner process.
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The dream – you never achieve it. The excitement of life lies in the hope, in the striving for something rather than the attainment.
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