"I'm too old to worry about other people's opinions." Barbra Streisand spoke out about criticism of her appearance

81-year-old Barbra Streisand in an interview with The New York Times said that people often criticize her for her appearance or images that are inappropriate for her age. According to the singer, self-expression has nothing to do with age, and she herself is too old to seriously worry about what people think of her.

“People should be able to express themselves and wear the looks that they feel are relevant on any given day,” she said. According to the singer, at the very beginning of her career she was not as bold as she is now; she was afraid to express herself through images.

“At that time, I was too afraid that they would see me in something and judge me. Now I'm too old to care."

In November, Streisand unveiled her memoir, which she said she wrote to tell her story herself. "It was the only way to have some control over my life. This is my legacy. I wrote my story. After this I won’t have to give interviews anymore.” According to her, stars often find themselves in a vulnerable position because people don’t know what they really are like. “I think when you become famous, there is a certain number of people who want to believe bad things about you,” she said, noting that after her book, people will finally be able to understand that she is an ordinary person.

Earlier, Jodie Foster spoke about how the perception of oneself and one’s appearance changes with age, saying that only after fifty years did she stop reproaching herself for failures and taking criticism seriously.