Stay true to yourself. People respond to authenticity.
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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A human being is only interesting if he’s in contact with himself.
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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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Marlon Brando. The finest actor who ever lived. He was my idol when I was 13. He’s done enough work to last two lifetimes. Everything I do, I think: Can Brando play this with me?
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I only began to sing because I couldn’t get a job as an actress.
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I wasn’t supported, I wasn’t given any self-esteem.
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It’s not a date. We’re just agreeing to eat at the same table.
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I remember when I was 5 living on Pulaski Street in Brooklyn, the hallway of our building had a brass banister and a great sound, a great echo system. I used to sing in the hallway.
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The audience is the best judge of anything. They cannot be lied to. Truth brings them closer. A moment that lags – they’re gonna cough.
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I do have friends that are Republicans, and we have very spirited conversations on a whole range of issues. I am often baffled by why they are Republicans, but I enjoy the dialogue and can move beyond politics to find common ground in my personal relationships.
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It’s very often the artist who gives a voice to the voiceless by speaking up when no one else will.
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The moral immune system of this country has been weakened and attacked, and the AIDS virus is the perfect metaphor for it. The malignant neglect of the last twelve years has led to breakdown of our country’s immune system, environmentally, culturally, politically, spiritually and physically.
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We cannot let the right wing roll back more than thirty years of social progress.
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I like to stay home a lot. I like to do other things, too, like decorate.
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Why am I so famous? What am I doing right? What are the others doing wrong?
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When I was working a lot, I felt guilty as a parent. I couldn’t pick up my son every day from school, bake him cookies and that kind of thing.
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