Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand
Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisandis an American singer, songwriter, actress, and filmmaker. Her career spanning six decades, she has become an icon in multiple fields of entertainment, and has been recognized with two Academy Awards, ten Grammy Awards including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the Grammy Legend Award, five Emmy Awards including one Daytime Emmy, a Special Tony Award, an American Film Institute award, a Kennedy Center Honors prize, four Peabody Awards, The Presidential Medal Of Freedom and nine Golden...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth24 April 1942
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Barbra Streisand quotes about
I need instant gratification.
When I was maybe 5 or 6 years old, the neighborhood girls would sit on the stoop and sing. I was known as the kid who had a good voice and no father.
When I was working a lot, I felt guilty as a parent. I couldn't pick up my son every day from school, bake him cookies and that kind of thing.
If I hear a record once, I usually never listen to it again. I rarely listen to music - unless it's Billie Holiday.
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.
Believe in the power of your voice! Be yourself. Everyone is unique.
Art is the signature of a generation; artists have a way of defining the times.
We elected a President, not a Pope.
And remember, this was a president (George W. Bush) who was selected by the Supreme Court rather than the people.
My mother never really thought I could become anything.
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)
I still like my antique clothes.
no one should have to conform to some mythical concept of the ideal family ...
The dream - you never achieve it. The excitement of life lies in the hope, in the striving for something rather than the attainment.