The idea of a liberal media bias is simply a myth. If only it were true, we might have a more humane, open-minded, and ultimately effective public debate on the issues facing the country.
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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How I wish we lived in a time when laws were not necessary to safeguard us from discrimination.
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If I hear a record once, I usually never listen to it again. I rarely listen to music – unless it’s Billie Holiday.
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Thank God there were a couple of people in my life who said, “Go on, go on – you can do it!
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I’m a work in progress.
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The audience is the barometer of the truth.
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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 always wear the same thing at home. I can’t be bothered with jewelry. My pants have elastic waists. I like to be comfortable. There are so many more important things to worry about.
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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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In the music business, we all do different things, but we sit there and admire other people who can write a song differently or sing differently. It’s not so competitive.
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What reaches an audience is honesty. If you’re saying something truthful that’s supposed to be a funny line, it’s going to be funny. And if it’s supposed to be a serious line, it’s going to be serious. But, I don’t think there’s a distinction between how you play drama or comedy, if it’s based in the truth.
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I love road trips! My husband and I love that. We bought a truck with a bench seat so we could put the dog in the middle.
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When I was a teenager in New York, I was buying antique clothes. I still am.
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I’m sure that I don’t know everything I want to know. I have so much more to learn.
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You don’t ask a man, ‘Do you want to be in control [of your job]?’ You assume he wants control. Why would a woman be any different?
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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 don’t enjoy public performances and being up on a stage. I don’t enjoy the glamour. Like tonight, I am up on stage and my feet hurt.
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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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Issues of foreign policy have a place in every election for President.
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When they tried me out as a host on TV, I found that I just couldn’t be that gregarious person. I was stranger than that.
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My mother told me I should be a secretary, but I wanted to be an actress from when I was very young.
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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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I was raised on the streets, in hot, steamy Brooklyn, with stifled air.
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Stay true to yourself. People respond to authenticity.
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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 don’t think I’m tough in a so called tough way. I’m tough on myself.
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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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