I hated singing. I wanted to be an actress. But I don’t think I’d have made it any other way.
BARBRA STREISANDArt finds a way to be constructive. It becomes heat in cold places; it becomes light in dark places.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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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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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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You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it.
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It’s not a date. We’re just agreeing to eat at the same table.
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I don’t like talking about myself and I don’t like talking about the work.
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I’ve considered having my nose fixed. But I didn’t trust anyone enough. If I could do it myself with a mirror.
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Art finds a way to be constructive. It becomes heat in cold places; it becomes light in dark places.
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I don’t care what you say about me. Just be sure to spell my name wrong.
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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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I started going to acting school when I was 14, and I would always have my own take on things.
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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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I can take any truth; just don’t lie to me.
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The moral immune system of this country has been weakened and attacked, and the AIDS virus is the perfect metaphor for it. The malignant neglect of the last twelve years has led to breakdown of our country’s immune system, environmentally, culturally, politically, spiritually and physically.
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I worked in a Chinese restaurant.
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Why is it men are permitted to be obsessed about their work, but women are only permitted to be obsessed about men?
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