I arrived in Hollywood without having my nose fixed, my teeth capped, or my name changed. That is very gratifying to me.
BARBRA STREISANDBeing 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.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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My mother told me I should be a secretary, but I wanted to be an actress from when I was very young.
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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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Performing, for me, has always been a very inner process.
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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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I still like my antique clothes.
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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 started going to acting school when I was 14, and I would always have my own take on things.
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It is every woman’s dream to be some man’s dream woman.
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Why is it people who want the truth never believe it when they hear it?
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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?
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My nose was part of my heritage, and if I had talent to sing and to act, why wasn’t that enough?
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And remember, this was a president (George W. Bush) who was selected by the Supreme Court rather than the people.
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If I hear a record once, I usually never listen to it again. I rarely listen to music – unless it’s Billie Holiday.
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I have one son. Of everything I’ve done in my life, nothing matches the feeling of having life growing inside you.
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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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