268 Quotes by Barbra Streisand

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.

Why don’t you have a cup of coffee at least? I, um, I’m a little low in sugar and I don’t have any cream, but it’s real coffee.

It’s not a date. We’re just agreeing to eat at the same table.

I don’t feel like a legend. I feel like a work in progress.

Being a celebrity is a no-win situation. If you get along with your co-star you’re having an affair, if you don’t you’re having a feud.

I hear these melodies. I hear horn lines and string lines. That’s what’s fun about recording with an orchestra.

It’s true that I have a very healthy ego; anybody who creates does.

It always gave me the creeps when I saw performers who desperately wanted the audience to like them. That’s not what I’m about.

My nose was part of my heritage, and if I had talent to sing and to act, why wasn’t that enough?