Barbra Streisand Quotes

I felt that for 20 years, I was wooing the people of my country and asking them to like me as an actor, and when they liked me as an actor, I told them, 'Now, you like my politics.'

I don't know what's more embarrassing, these musicians and actors talking about politics in interviews or the media actually giving them credibility about it. It's absurd that a celebrity could speak out on the economy or politics with no more justification than a hit album or a movie.

Actors with political views are a dime a dozen.

I've gone from, you know, being too close to politicians, to being too close to entertainers, and people's father that I'm not.

It's no secret that I've become known for my strong political views.

To most people who have a point of view, merely being on TV is an intrinsic good.

Katy Perry's politics I could probably do without, though I have friends who have interacted with her that say she's very nice.

Celebrity distorts democracy by giving the rich, beautiful, and famous more authority than they deserve.

People don't find the personal lives of people with much, much more power than any celebrity would have - don't find their personal lives interesting.

Remember, the Congress doesn't get as many opportunities to make an impression with the public.

I can remember when nobody believed an actor and didn't care what he believed.

I do struggle with how much and in which way, as an artist or celebrity, that you voice your political views.

People talk about me as if I am the sole inheritor of the Guinness family fortune and worth masses, but I have hundreds of cousins.

Ask everyone whether they're an actor or a doctor or a teacher or whatever is entitled to his or her opinion. But unfortunately, because actors are in the public eye, whether we want it or not, sometimes our opinions carry more weight or influence than they deserve.

I work hard, but my modeling career gives my views undeserved attention.

I have always hated celebrities lecturing people on politics.

People have always tut-tutted about actors stepping out of line politically. And I can sort of see it because what you've got your fame for is not being someone who can influence things, so it's cheating.

I want nothing to do with privilege.

Just like Tim Robbins is very political - and obviously, Arnold Schwarzenegger must be - I want to be able to have this public personality that's considered authoritative.

I do not think that politics has much to do with celebrity.

The degree of influence with government, is dependant upon a variety of resources- of time, of money, of learned capacity- that are distributed unevenly between different sections of the population.

Rich people are powerful in wealth but few in votes.

I think with artists and celebrities, you want to be simultaneously supportive of their conversions without putting too much hope and weight into it.

I think people can't say anymore, 'Celebrities should keep their political opinions to themselves,' because we elected a reality TV star, so I think that's off limits.

I hate the idea that people should listen to what actors have to say on certain issues more than anyone else. Actors have no more right to be heard than anyone.