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They’re called ‘angels’ because they’re in heaven until the reviews come out.

Barbra Streisand

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”.
BARBRA STREISAND

Citizens Hate Tell Wish
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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Psychology Use Wonderful
No one should have to conform to some mythical concept of the ideal family.
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Concept Conform Family Ideal Mythical
I was a personality before I became a person – I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy and driven.
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Beautiful Selfish Simple
It’s not a date. We’re just agreeing to eat at the same table.
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Agree Dating Same Tables
I just became a singer, because I could never get work as an actress.
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Actress Get Singer Work
Being a woman in music was fine, but when I wanted to direct, I was poking my head into a man’s world.
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Head Men World
I still like my antique clothes.
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Antiques Clothes Stills
Love comes from the most unexpected places.
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Unexpected Unexpected Places
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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Brooklyn Echoes Great Sound
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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Actresses Mother Should
Performing, for me, has always been a very inner process.
BARBRA STREISAND

Performing Process
I think when I was younger, I wanted to be a star, until I became a star, and then it’s a lot of work. It’s work to be a star. I don’t enjoy the stardom part. I only enjoy the creative process.
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Creative Stars Thinking
Oh God, don’t envy me, I have my own pains.
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Envy God Pain
I don’t care what you say about me. Just be sure to spell my name wrong.
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Care Name Spells
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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Awards Discouraging Giving

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