My nose was part of my heritage, and if I had talent to sing and to act, why wasn’t that enough?
BARBRA STREISANDI 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.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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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 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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What reaches an audience is honesty. If you’re saying something truthful that’s supposed to be a funny line, it’s going to be funny. And if it’s supposed to be a serious line, it’s going to be serious. But, I don’t think there’s a distinction between how you play drama or comedy, if it’s based in the truth.
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The idea of a liberal media bias is simply a myth. If only it were true, we might have a more humane, open-minded, and ultimately effective public debate on the issues facing the country.
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I wasn’t supported, I wasn’t given any self-esteem.
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It takes me about 10 years to appreciate what it is I’ve done.
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I was a personality before I became a person – I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy and driven.
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Just like my father, I’ve always loved education. In school I was a member of the honor society.
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My biggest nightmare is I’m driving home and get sick and go to hospital. I say: ‘Please help me.’ And the people say: ‘Hey, you look like…’ And I’m dying while they’re wondering whether I’m Barbra Streisand.
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Success to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only the top half of each slice.
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I’m interested in the truth, and unauthorized biographies are not. Yes, I would like to correct those errors someday.
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Why is it people who want the truth never believe it when they hear it?
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I think of myself as a girl from Brooklyn.
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progress, whatever your definition of it, is not inevitable.
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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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