Barbara Streisand says she’ll probably never make another movie – The Hollywood Reporter

Barbara Streisand

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Barbara Streisand has revealed that she has no plans to return to the big screen anytime soon.

The EGOT winner, who hasn’t starred in a movie in over a decade, said recently People magazine The process of making a film can be tiring.

“I mean I was fighting for playing rights in 2009 GypsiesShe said. “In other words, it becomes exhausting, trying to come up with the structure of the film and then having it not happen.”

But Streisand admitted that if she could have made her own films, she “would never have written a book.” I had good films to make, which meant they were about things I cared about, and very interesting topics.

The actress and singer has attempted many projects over the years, including Normal heart, Gypsies And a sequel to As we were before. she said recently The Howard Stern Show Her musical adaptation of comedian Gypsy Rose Lee, based on the Stephen Sondheim musical, was not finished because Sondheim would not allow her to star. And She directed the film and told her the role was “very difficult” to do both.

Streisand got her first role in 1968 funny girl, For which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. She also played the lead role Hi Dolly, As we were, a mirror has two sides, A star is born, Yntl And A journey of self-reproach.

After a successful entertainment career, Multihyphenate recently released her memoir My name is Barbarashe said that she had also become “lazy.”

“Why have I only made 19 films in my life? I had so many films I wanted to make, and then I got lazy,” Streisand explained. “I say, ‘Oh, yeah, to do that, I have to have all these period costumes. This, I have to live in Arkansas to do this. I don’t know. It’s complicated, but I’m complicated, I guess… I’m lazy.

She added: “Bette Davis made 80 films. She just turned 19. She’s a great actress and she loved working. I love vacation.”