In the music business, we all do different things, but we sit there and admire other people who can write a song differently or sing differently. It’s not so competitive.
BARBRA STREISANDAnd remember, this was a president (George W. Bush) who was selected by the Supreme Court rather than the people.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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I just don’t want to be hampered by my own limitations.
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Part of our society kills what it loves, despises what it’s created. It really hates success.
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I need instant gratification.
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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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How could such a destructive man [referring to Bush] be so popular with the American people?… Not only is he poisoning our air and water – he’s poisoning our political system as well.
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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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New York critics – I hear when one of them watched “A Star Is Born”, he talked back to the screen.
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I don’t know why it is that we need to denigrate, to knock down. It’s so sick.
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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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And remember, this was a president (George W. Bush) who was selected by the Supreme Court rather than the people.
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I only began to sing because I couldn’t get a job as an actress.
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It always gave me the creeps when I saw performers who desperately wanted the audience to like them. That’s not what I’m about.
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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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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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You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it.
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