Being a woman in music was fine, but when I wanted to direct, I was poking my head into a man’s world.
BARBRA STREISANDEighteenth century American furniture and the design of the architects Greene and Greene are my special love.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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I go by instinct – I don’t worry about experience.
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I just don’t like the idea of her singing my songs. Who the hell does she thinks she is? The world doesn’t need another Streisand! (on Diana Ross)
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I have one son. Of everything I’ve done in my life, nothing matches the feeling of having life growing inside you.
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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 only began to sing because I couldn’t get a job as an actress.
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They’re called ‘angels’ because they’re in heaven until the reviews come out.
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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.
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The artist as citizen is here to stay.
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Stay true to yourself. People respond to authenticity.
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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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Love comes from the most unexpected places.
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I was raised on the streets, in hot, steamy Brooklyn, with stifled air.
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I can take any truth; just don’t lie to me.
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Issues of foreign policy have a place in every election for President.
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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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