Barbra Streisand reveals the R -sided collection line that it used on James Brolin
"What was I going to say else? 'Hello, my name is Barbra.' What do I mean? "
How do a famous television and cinema star and an Oscar-winning singer and actor launch their relationship? With an insult pickup line, of course. In a new interview, Barbra Streisand recalls the husband James Brolin For the first time in 1996 and how she broke the ice. As she said, her collection line included both a word of curse and a derogatory commentary on the appearance of Brolin. And it worked! The couple is now married for 25 years.
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Streisand recently opened its doors has CBS Sunday morning to be installed with BROLIN at a dinner. "I went near him, I touched his hair and said:" Who [explained] in your hair? "Because it was the truth," she said. "What was I going to say else?" Hello, My name is Barbra. What do I mean? "
Host Gayle King asked Brolin what he thought of the introduction of Streisand. "Some people could have been disabled by this kind of franchise. You were not. It was attractive to you, right?" Said King. THE Traffic Star replied: "Very. It was instantaneous. It was like a wand, Bing. Uh, oh, you're screwed up . ""
So what was wrong with Brolin's hair anyway? According to an interview in 2022 with The Guardian , THE Westworld actor had shaved his head , because he had recently decided to develop his natural gray rather than continuing to dye him.
Before dinner, a common friend had asked the director of the actor if he would be interested in an appointment with Streisand. "I had seen it twice before, during a lunch and the Oscars, and I went:" Whoa! "She was different from what I expected, because we all have preconceived ideas about people. So I said:" Yes, absolutely interested "," said Brolin. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
Then this friend invited Broline and Streisand to a dinner where she delivered her memorable line. "Who [explained] in your hair?" Brolin remembered his saying woman now a woman. "And that was all - I fell in love."
Streisand previously said that She expected Brolin to look different in person. During an appearance in 2021 on The Tonight Show , THE Yentl star said: "I expected a guy with a brown beard and brown and wavy hair, like a mountain man. And I saw a guy who had all his cut hair, no beard." So she decided to report it. She also said that even if Brolin immediately knew that he wanted to be with her, it "took her a few hours ... No, a few days".
Streisand and Brolin got married two years after their meeting in 1998. The two actors had previously married. Brolin was married to Jane Cameron Agee From 1966 to 1984, and they welcomed two children. His second wife was Jan Smithers , to whom he married from 1986 to 1995. They had a child together. As for Streisand, she was married to Elliott Gould From 1963 to 1971 and they had a child.
Streisand shared the secret for She and the sustainable marriage of Brolin in an interview Variety In 2021. "The secret is to listen carefully," she said. "I think that to be a good actor, you have to listen. To be a good person, you have to listen. To be a good wedding partner, you have to listen. Listen to the other person. Accept not to agree . "
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