Fanny Brice Quotes

United States, Musician
October 29, 1891 – May, 29, 1951.

Fania Borach (October 29, 1891 – May 29, 1951), known professionally as Fanny Brice, was an American illustrated song model, comedian, singer, theater, and film actress who made many stage, radio, and film appearances and is known as the creator and star of the top-rated radio comedy series The Baby Snooks Show. Thirteen years after her death, she was portrayed on the Broadway stage by Barbra Streisand in the 1964 musical Funny Girl and its 1968 film adaptation, for which Streisand won an Oscar.

Also known as Singer, Stage Actor, Film Actor, Model, Actress, Comedian

When love is out of your life, you're through in a way. Because while it is there it's like a motor that's going, you have such vitality to do things, big things, because love is goosing you all the time.

Fanny Brice
- Life
- Time
Affectation is a very good word when someone does not wish to confess to what he would none the less like to believe of himself.

Fanny Brice
- Good
- Believe
- Wish

You think beautiful girls are going to stay in style forever? I should say not! Any minute now they're going to be out! Finished! Then it'll be my turn!

Fanny Brice
- Beautiful
- Style
- Forever
Let the world know you as you are, not as you think you should be, because sooner or later, if you are posing, you will forget the pose, and then where are you?

Fanny Brice
- World
- Think
- Know
Your audience gives you everything you need. They tell you. There is no director who can direct you like an audience.

Fanny Brice
- You
- Everything
- Director
Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference.

Fanny Brice
Being a funny person does an awful lot of things to you. You feel that you mustn't get serious with people. They don't expect it from you, and they don't want to see it. You're not entitled to be serious, you're a clown.

Fanny Brice
- People
- Want
- Funny
I never liked the men I loved and never loved the men I liked.

Fanny Brice
- Men
- Never
- Loved

Wrong is for other people.

Fanny Brice
- People
- Wrong
- Other
Men always fall for frigid women because they put on the best show.

Fanny Brice
- Men
- Women
- Fall
I come out before an audience and maybe my house burned down an hour ago, maybe my husband stayed out all night, but I stand there. ... I got them with me, right there in my hand and comfortable. That's my job, to make them comfortable, because if they wanted to be nervous they could have stayed home and added up their bills.

Fanny Brice
- Up
- Home
- Job