Marlon Brando. The finest actor who ever lived. He was my idol when I was 13. He’s done enough work to last two lifetimes. Everything I do, I think: Can Brando play this with me?
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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They’re called ‘angels’ because they’re in heaven until the reviews come out.
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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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It’s not a date. We’re just agreeing to eat at the same table.
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It’s true that I have a very healthy ego; anybody who creates does.
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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 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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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 do have friends that are Republicans, and we have very spirited conversations on a whole range of issues. I am often baffled by why they are Republicans, but I enjoy the dialogue and can move beyond politics to find common ground in my personal relationships.
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Believe in the power of your voice! Be yourself. Everyone is unique.
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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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Being a woman in music was fine, but when I wanted to direct, I was poking my head into a man’s world.
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Men are allowed to have passion and commitment for their work… a woman is allowed that feeling for a man, but not her work.
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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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The moral immune system of this country has been weakened and attacked, and the AIDS virus is the perfect metaphor for it. The malignant neglect of the last twelve years has led to breakdown of our country’s immune system, environmentally, culturally, politically, spiritually and physically.
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I was kind of a wild child. I wasn’t taught the niceties of life.
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