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?
BARBRA STREISANDArt does not exist only to entertain, but also to challenge one to think, to provoke, even to disturb, in a constant search for truth.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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When I was a teenager in New York, I was buying antique clothes. I still am.
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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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Why is it people who want the truth never believe it when they hear it?
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Art is the signature of a generation; artists have a way of defining the times.
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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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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 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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I got sent to a health camp when I was about 6 years old, and we all had to wear the same starchy blue uniform. The lady who took care of me after school knit me a burgundy sweater. It was the only thing that gave me any individuality.
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I prefer things that are private, so I love recording and I love making films, as a filmmaker, because it uses every bit of what you have experienced or know, whether it’s graphics composition, decorating, psychology, storytelling, or whatever it is. It’s a wonderful thing.
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I was kind of a wild child. I wasn’t taught the niceties of life.
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I think of myself as a girl from Brooklyn.
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Everybody’s frightened a bit. But how many of us just go through the fear and do it anyway?
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I knew that with a mouth like mine, I just hadda be a star or something.
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There is nothing more important in life than love.
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