Barbra Streisand

I was a personality before I became a person - I am simple, complex, generous, selfish, unattractive, beautiful, lazy and driven.

Men are allowed to have passion and commitment for their work... a woman is allowed that feeling for a man, but not her work.

I do have friends that are Republicans, and we have very spirited conversations on a whole range of issues. I am often baffled by why they are Republicans, but I enjoy the dialogue and can move beyond politics to find common ground in my personal relationships.

I'll see a celadon green room in an 18th century New Hampshire house and just fall in love. Colors stay in my head.

I love things that are indescribable, like the taste of an avocado or the smell of a gardenia.

Eighteenth century American furniture and the design of the architects Greene and Greene are my special love.

I love road trips! My husband and I love that. We bought a truck with a bench seat so we could put the dog in the middle.

Sometimes you resent the people you love and need the most. Love is so fascinating in all its forms, and I think everyone who has ever been a mother will relate to this.

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.

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

There is nothing more important in life than love.

I have one son. Of everything I've done in my life, nothing matches the feeling of having life growing inside you.