It’s been nearly 30 years since Streisand directed a film. But this is more difficult a part,” she told VF.

“I said to him, You didn’t like Yentl? He said no, I liked Yentl. But composer Stephen Sondheim, who died in November 2021, wasn’t confident that Streisand could pull double duty on Gypsy, and said she had to choose between starring in the film or directing it. I haven’t had time for friends in 10 years ’cause I was totally dedicated to this book, except when I had to earn some money.”Īll three of Streisand’s previous feature directorial efforts-1983’s Yentl, 1991’s The Prince of Tides, and 1996’s The Mirror Has Two Faces-were Oscar-nominated and led by Streisand, who starred opposite Mandy Patinkin, Nick Nolte, and Jeff Bridges, respectively. Now I just love to be around family and my grandchildren. “But then when the project’s finished, I am so happy to be not working. “I work when I work and I’m a total worker, totally concentrated on that project,” the actor continued. “Because there’s a part of me that’s very lazy,” she told Stern. The reason for Streisand’s refusals was rather simple. About a decade later, she declined a part in Ron Howard’s Splash, the aquatic comedy starring Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah. “I’m so sorry I didn’t take that role,” Streisand said she wrote to Scorsese after rewatching Goodfellas. These include a part in 1974’s Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, a Martin Scorsese film that went on to star Ellen Burstyn as the titular character.

But there are many other famous roles that the Oscar winner turned down, as she recalled in a recent interview with Howard Stern. Now age 81, Vanity Fair November cover star Barbra Streisand has led dozens of beloved films, including Funny Girl, The Way We Were, and A Star Is Born.

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