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.

Quote by Barbra Streisand

Topics: Perfection Quotes

Why is it men are permitted to be obsessed about their work, but women are...

Why is it men are permitted to be obsessed about their work, but women are...

Bitches. It's a very male-chauvinist word. I resent it deeply. A person who's a bitch...

Bitches. It's a very male-chauvinist word. I resent it deeply. A person who's a bitch...

To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open...

To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open...

I hated singing. I wanted to be an actress. But I don't think I'd have...

I hated singing. I wanted to be an actress. But I don't think I'd have...

Why am I so famous? What am I doing right? What are the others doing...

Why am I so famous? What am I doing right? What are the others doing...

I hated singing. I wanted to be an actress. But I don't think I'd have...

I hated singing. I wanted to be an actress. But I don't think I'd have...

It's like an American tradition. A person gets successful and then he's supposed to change...

It's like an American tradition. A person gets successful and then he's supposed to change...

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

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

It is every woman's dream to be some man's dream woman.

It is every woman's dream to be some man's dream woman.

I was a personality before I became a person. I am simple, complex, generous, selfish,...

I was a personality before I became a person. I am simple, complex, generous, selfish,...

Why is it men are permitted to be obsessed about their work, but women are...

Why is it men are permitted to be obsessed about their work, but women are...

How I wish we lived in a time when laws were not necessary to safeguard...

How I wish we lived in a time when laws were not necessary to safeguard...

A man who graduated high in his class at Yale Law School and made partnership...

A man who graduated high in his class at Yale Law School and made partnership...

I just don't like the idea of her singing my songs. Who the hell does...

I just don't like the idea of her singing my songs. Who the hell does...

I don't like the word 'superstar'. It has ridiculous implications. These words - star, stupor,...

I don't like the word 'superstar'. It has ridiculous implications. These words - star, stupor,...

Men are allowed to have passion and commitment for their work ... a woman is...

Men are allowed to have passion and commitment for their work ... a woman is...

I arrived in Hollywood without having my nose fixed, my teeth capped, or my name...

I arrived in Hollywood without having my nose fixed, my teeth capped, or my name...

Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you'll find the real tinsel underneath.

Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you'll find the real tinsel underneath.

You should realize that the community with which you deal is not the one of...

You should realize that the community with which you deal is not the one of...

If only those who dream about Hollywood knew how difficult it all is.

If only those who dream about Hollywood knew how difficult it all is.