Barbra Streisand sets the standard when it comes to personal fashion.
During a recent conversation with The New York Times, The legendary singer, actress and director said everyone should dress the way they want, regardless of their age.
“People should express themselves on a given day and wear what they feel,” the 81-year-old told the outlet.
Streisand says her personal style has “nothing to do with age” and that there were times in her career when she didn’t want to portray herself as sexy.
“I was too scared to be seen like that at the time,” the “Funny Girl” star said, adding, “Now I’m too old to care.”
Barbra Streisand (81) slammed critics who say she dresses too provocatively for her age: “People should express themselves and wear what they feel on any given day.”
“People should express themselves on a given day and wear what they feel,” the 81-year-old told the outlet; seen in 2019
After beginning her career in the early 1960s performing in nightclubs and Broadway theaters, the New York native appeared to focus on her singing career, releasing two studio albums a year from 1963 to 1967.
She also gained fame for her Broadway performances in “I Can Get It for You Wholesale” (1961-1963) and “Funny Girl” (1964-1965), both of which earned her Tony Award nominations.
Her big break in the film industry came with the adaptation of the musical comedy “Funny Girl” (1968), which earned her an Oscar for best actress.
Whether in film, as an actress or director, on television or on stage, Streisand was successful in all areas of show business.
In fact, her extensive skills put her on the short list of people who could win an EGOT, meaning someone who has won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony, over the course of a career that spans spanned over six. decades.
As of 2023, only 18 people have achieved competitive EGOT status and six others, including Streisand, have achieved it with honorary or special awards.
While devoting time to her diverse talents and interests, her film career seemed to take the biggest hit, not for lack of love, but because of the enormous time required for film production.
After achieving success as a leading actor and director in “The Prince of Tides” (1991) and “The Mirror Has Two Faces” (1996), the Brooklyn native appeared in only three comedies in 27 years.
After revealing in her recent memoir My Name Is Barbra that there was a time when she was “too scared” to be considered sexy, the Funny Girl star now admits: “Me, I’m too old to give.”
Over the course of a career spanning more than six decades, Streisand has been shortlisted for EGOT Award winners (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony); she can be seen in the film adaptation of Funny Girl (1968).
Since her last film came out almost fourteen years ago, Barbra readily admits that she is simply too tired to make another film.
“It gets tiring trying to figure out the structure of the film and then not executing it,” she told PEOPLE earlier this month.
“I had a lot of films I wanted to do and then I got lazy.”
She added: ‘I’m like, ‘Oh yeah, to make this one I need all these makeshift clothing accessories. This one requires me to live in Arkansas.’ I don’t know that. “It’s complicated, but I’m also complicated, I guess… I’m getting lazy,” she admitted.
In her recent autobiography, My Name Is Barbra, she also revealed that she would never have been able to write the book if she had continued to make films all these years.
“If I could make my films, I would never have written a book,” said The Way We Were singer. “I’ve had such good films to make, which means they’re about things that I think are important and very interesting.”
Ultimately, it took Streisand about a decade to write her 970-page memoir, which covers her early life in New York and her career in New York and Hollywood.
In her memoirs, the legendary artist also talks about her husband James Brolin (83), whom she met on a blind date in 1996 and married two years later; The couple can be seen in August 2016 in Los Angeles
While the audiobook version contained 48 hours of commentary from Streisand herself, it ended up taking about six weeks to complete.
“I think I was fed up with myself when I did the audiobook, can you imagine that? I mean, you write a book for ten years and then you have to say it out loud,” she said diversity Last month.
In her memoirs, the legendary artist also talks about her life with husband James Brolin (83), whom she met on a blind date in 1996 and married two years later.
Source: Daily Mail
Ashley Root is an author and celebrity journalist who writes for The Fashion Vibes. With a keen eye for all things celebrity, Ashley is always up-to-date on the latest gossip and trends in the world of entertainment.
