Australian Women’s Weekly NZ

Barbra Streisand No regrets

In the midst of filming Nuts ... when I was feeling incredibly pressured ... I woke up one morning and said excitedly, “I’ve got the shot!”

Richard [Baskin, the US film composer and producer] reached for a cigarette and then turned to me in bed, annoyed, and said, “Helloooo??? Good mooorning.”

That was the moment when I knew our relationship wasn’t going to last. I felt that he didn’t understand my creative process, and I was hurt.

“Richard, if you were making a movie and you woke up with an idea, I’d say, ‘Let me get a pencil and paper and write it down for you before you forget it’.”

So that was the beginning of the end.

Before I say anything more, I want you to know that Richard and I were together for three and a half years. I love him dearly, he’s the most loyal friend, and Jim [Brolin, Barbra’s husband] and I consider him part of our family. I also know that I was not easy to live with while I was working on Nuts. I was intense, consumed with the movie, and Richard was more laid back. He had fewer obligations and more free time. When he wanted to go skiing or take a trip sometimes I couldn’t get away. So he’d go off on his own.

He probably felt neglected. I admit it, I am obsessed when I’m in the midst of a project …to the exclusion of all else (except my son). My friends complain that they never see me, and that makes me feel guilty, and now I was feeling even more pressure because I didn’t want to disappoint my lover.

Then, when I was finally able to take a break,

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Australian Women’s Weekly NZ

Australian Women’s Weekly NZ1 min read
Gift Guide
Containing 680 amazing images, The Travel Book by Lonely Planet is the ultimate journey through every country in the world. Designed for a new generation of travellers and travel dreamers, each destination features an all-new profile that includes de
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ2 min read
Home News
1. Foraged red berry wreath, $129, from French Country Collections. 2. Large ceramic tabletop trees, $12 each, from Kmart. 3. Wonderland wooden reindeer board, $15, from The Warehouse. 4. Bonbon cushion, $17, from Kmart. 5. Merry Christmas tufted bat
Australian Women’s Weekly NZ7 min read
Michael Caine My Hollywood Story
I was in the super-tax bracket, and it was starting to become ridiculous. Some of my fellow actors had already moved to other countries – Sean Connery, Richard Harris, Roger Moore, Richard Burton, and many others. Eventually, my accountants told me t

Related Books & Audiobooks