I arrived in Hollywood without having my nose fixed, my teeth capped, or my name changed. That is very gratifying to me.
BARBRA STREISANDHow I wish we lived in a time when laws were not necessary to safeguard us from discrimination.
More Barbra Streisand Quotes
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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 was a personality before I became a person – I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy and driven.
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I’d rather not talk about money. It’s kind of gross.
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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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If a man wants to get it right, he’s looked up to and respected. If a woman wants to get it right, she’s difficult or impossible. If he acts, produces and directs, he’s called multitalented. If she does the same thing, she’s called vain and egotistical.
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Directing is so interesting. You know, it just sort of encompasses everything that you see, that you know, that you’ve felt, that you have observed.
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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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Sometimes you resent the people you love and need the most. Love is so fascinating in all its forms, and I think everyone who has ever been a mother will relate to this.
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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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A human being is only interesting if he’s in contact with himself.
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I don’t feel like a legend. I feel like a work in progress.
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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 go by instinct – I don’t worry about experience.
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It’s very often the artist who gives a voice to the voiceless by speaking up when no one else will.
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I wasn’t supported, I wasn’t given any self-esteem.
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