I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy, and driven.
Barbra Streisand is very big in the world of music – she is one of the best-selling recording artists of all time. But how big… or small is she in real life?
Well, Barbra was not small. She used to be described as 5 feet 5 inches tall in old magazines and newspapers and she indeed looked that tall in her youth. Though now in her 80s Barbra seems to have lost some height due to the usual wear and tear with age.
The height of Barbra Streisand in her prime was
5'5" or 165 cm
Present height is
5’3” or 160 cm
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| A young Barbra Streisand with Anne Hathaway (5'7"), and Gwendoline Christie (6'3½") |
Here is some more Barbra Streisand quotes:
Barbra Streisand on the inner child.
There's a part of you that always remains a child, no matter how mature you get, how sophisticated or weary.
Barbra Streisand on women's complaints.
Why does a woman work ten years to change a man, then complain he's not the man she married?
Barbra Streisand on artists' grinding.
I've been called many names like perfectionist, difficult and obsessive. I think it takes obsession, takes searching for the details for any artist to be good.
Barbra Streisand on how she nagivates life.
I go by instinct - I don't worry about experience.
Barbra Streisand on her panchent to speak.
I knew that with a mouth like mine, I just hadda be a star or something.
Barbra Streisand on her definition of success.
Success to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only the top half of each slice.
Barbra Streisand on a woman's deepest desire.
It is every woman's dream to be some man's dream woman.
Barbra Streisand on doubt.
Doubt can motivate you, so don't be afraid of it. Confidence and doubt are at two ends of the scale, and you need both. They balance each other out.
Barbra Streisand on myths.
Myths are a waste of time. They prevent progression.
Barbra Streisand on men and women.
Men are allowed to have passion and commitment for their work... a woman is allowed that feeling for a man, but not her work.
Barbra Streisand on the audience's judgment.
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.
Barbra Streisand on excitement on a relationship.
What is exciting is not for one person to be stronger than the other... but for two people to have met their match and yet they are equally as stubborn, as obstinate, as passionate, as crazy as the other.
Barbra Streisand on her ego.
To have an 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.