Top 96 Quotes by Barbra Streisand

Myths are a waste of time. They prevent progression.

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

I think of myself as a girl from Brooklyn.

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?

There is nothing more important in life than love.

I remember when I was 5 living on Pulaski Street in Brooklyn, the hallway of our building had a brass banister and a great sound, a great echo system. I used to sing in the hallway.

Just like my father, I've always loved education. In school I was a member of the honor society.

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.

I go by instinct - I don't worry about experience.

The audience is the best judge of anything. They cannot be lied to. Truth brings them closer. A moment that lags - they're gonna cough.