The artist as citizen is here to stay.
BARBRA STREISANDIt always gave me the creeps when I saw performers who desperately wanted the audience to like them. That’s not what I’m about.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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I still like my antique clothes.
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I was kind of a wild child. I wasn’t taught the niceties of life.
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I’ve considered having my nose fixed. But I didn’t trust anyone enough. If I could do it myself with a mirror.
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Love comes from the most unexpected places.
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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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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 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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Issues of foreign policy have a place in every election for President.
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We cannot let the right wing roll back more than thirty years of social progress.
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It’s like an American tradition. A person gets successful and then he’s supposed to change for the worse. It’s silly.
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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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How could such a destructive man [referring to Bush] be so popular with the American people?… Not only is he poisoning our air and water – he’s poisoning our political system as well.
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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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My mother never really thought I could become anything.
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