Barbra Streisand Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I arrived in Hollywood without having my nose fixed, my teeth capped, or my name changed. That is very gratifying to me.”

“Men are allowed to have passion and commitment for their work... a woman is allowed that feeling for a man, but not her work.”

“I think of myself as a girl from Brooklyn.”

“I wish I could be like Shaw who once read a bad review of one of his plays, called the critic and said: 'I have your review in front of me and soon it will be behind me.'”

“How I wish we lived in a time when laws were not necessary to safeguard us from discrimination.”

“Myths are a waste of time. They prevent progression.”

“My biggest nightmare is I'm driving home and get sick and go to hospital. I say: 'Please help me.' And the people say: 'Hey, you look like...' And I'm dying while they're wondering whether I'm Barbra Streisand.”

“If I hear a record once, I usually never listen to it again. I rarely listen to music - unless it's Billie Holiday.”

“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.”

“I don't care what you say about me. Just be sure to spell my name wrong.”