I’ve always liked working really hard and then doing nothing in particular. So, consequently, I didn’t overexpose myself; I guess I maintained a kind of mystery. I wasn’t ambitious.
BARBRA STREISANDI’d rather not talk about money. It’s kind of gross.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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. . . it is true, even people with painful childhoods. . . grow up to be more interesting people. So, there’s always a positive to a negative.
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I was kind of a wild child. I wasn’t taught the niceties of life.
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I like to stay home a lot. I like to do other things, too, like decorate.
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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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The artist as citizen is here to stay.
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Around people I don’t know, I’m totally at a loss.
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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’m tired of malicious articles slandering me.
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You know, I can’t remember my good reviews. I remember negative ones. They stay in my mind.
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I wasn’t supported, I wasn’t given any self-esteem.
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Why am I so famous? What am I doing right? What are the others doing wrong?
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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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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 arrived in Hollywood without having my nose fixed, my teeth capped, or my name changed. That is very gratifying to me.
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I hear these melodies. I hear horn lines and string lines. That’s what’s fun about recording with an orchestra.
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