He (son Jason) doesn’t see me as a (gay) icon, he sees me as his mother who touches his hair too much. No, I love being an icon to anybody. Equal rights, you know?
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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A human being is only interesting if he’s in contact with himself.
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I’d rather not talk about money. It’s kind of gross.
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Directing is so interesting. You know, it just sort of encompasses everything that you see, that you know, that you’ve felt, that you have observed.
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You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it.
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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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progress, whatever your definition of it, is not inevitable.
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I’d started going to acting classes at 14, played ‘Medea’ at 15 and really wanted to be a classical actress.
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Being a celebrity is a no-win situation. If you get along with your co-star you’re having an affair, if you don’t you’re having a feud.
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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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I just became a singer, because I could never get work as an actress.
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To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open to other people’s views. It is to be open, not closed. So, yes, my ego is big, but it’s also very small in some areas. My ego is responsible for my doing what I do – bad or good.
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It’s true that I have a very healthy ego; anybody who creates does.
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When I was maybe 5 or 6 years old, the neighborhood girls would sit on the stoop and sing. I was known as the kid who had a good voice and no father.
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I am a nice person. I care about my driver having lunch, you know.
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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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