Moviemakers can be late to a subject, or afraid, but often they are brave and ahead of their time.
BARBRA STREISANDI wasn’t supported, I wasn’t given any self-esteem.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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I’ve been called many names like perfectionist, difficult and obsessive. I think it takes obsession, takes searching for the details for any artist to be good.
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I was a personality before I became a person.
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I also have intense relationships with furniture… probably because we practically had none when I was growing up.
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I wish I could be like Shaw who once read a bad review of one of his plays, called the critic and said: ‘I have your review in front of me and soon it will be behind me.’
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When I was working a lot, I felt guilty as a parent. I couldn’t pick up my son every day from school, bake him cookies and that kind of thing.
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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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I don’t think I’m tough in a so called tough way. I’m tough on myself.
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It’s not a date. We’re just agreeing to eat at the same table.
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I knew that with a mouth like mine, I just hadda be a star or something.
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A human being is only interesting if he’s in contact with himself.
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The artist as citizen is here to stay.
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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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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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I can’t stand to see red in my profit-or-loss column. I’m Taurus the bull, so I react to red. If I see it, I sell my stocks quickly.
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A man who graduated high in his class at Yale Law School and made partnership in a top law firm would be celebrated. But a woman who accomplishes this is treated with suspicion.
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