Moviemakers can be late to a subject, or afraid, but often they are brave and ahead of their time.
BARBRA STREISANDI’m tired of malicious articles slandering me.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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It’s true that I have a very healthy ego; anybody who creates does.
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One thing’s for sure: now when I look at Funny Girl, I think I was gorgeous. I was too beautiful to play Fanny Brice.
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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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I like to stay home a lot. I like to do other things, too, like decorate.
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I must have got my detailed, obsessive streak from my father, who was an English teacher, because my mother wasn’t like me at all.
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I like simple things. Elastic waists, so I can eat.
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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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Believe in the power of your voice! Be yourself. Everyone is unique.
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I just became a singer, because I could never get work as an actress.
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Why am I so famous? What am I doing right? What are the others doing wrong?
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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’m a work in progress.
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I don’t like the word ‘superstar’. It has ridiculous implications. These words – star, stupor, superstar, stupid star – they’re misleading. It’s a myth.
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Sometimes, when you work with mediocre talents, they feel entitled. They act like stars. Genuinely talented people don’t.
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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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