Barbra Streisand Quotes & Sayings (Page 9)

“I got sent to a health camp when I was about 6 years old, and we all had to wear the same starchy blue uniform. The lady who took care of me after school knit me a burgundy sweater. It was the only thing that gave me any individuality.”

“My mother had a great voice. Not like mine, not like my sister's, not like my son's - a high soprano voice, but like a bird. I mean, really beautiful.”

“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.”

“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?”

“I've always liked working really hard and then doing nothing in particular. So, consequently, I didn't overexpose myself; I guess I maintained a kind of mystery. I wasn't ambitious.”

“I hated singing. I wanted to be an actress. But I don't think I'd have made it any other way.”

“My mother never really thought I could become anything.”

“I'm not that ambitious any more. I just like my privacy. I wish I really wasn't talked about at all.”

“Around people I don't know, I'm totally at a loss.”

“Eighteenth century American furniture and the design of the architects Greene and Greene are my special love.”