This this interview is one long session of abusive words against Barbara. She said to to him "you like this.. that 40 million people are seeing you do this." This interview breaks my heart all over again. I was outraged in 1991 and again today. I even sent a letter to the network and Mike Wallace. Abuse is abuse. You know it when you see it and it was here in this interview. The studio has never apologized in a public way. I think they owe her one added at the end of this clip so that apology is there forever.
Mike is gone. No apology is coming. She knew who she dealing with when she went on his show 20 times in 60s (and here in the 90s). Famous people sparring is what this is.
@@julbae You are referring to the 2006 interview. Indeed he did. But CBS? No way. And Mike was much worse in other interviews (like with Shirley MacLaine). It was part of the old school 60 min shtick. The feature not the bug.
In my opinion Mike was one of the best at his craft. I think she could have responded differently. He was doing his job , watch Mike on the planes with troops going too and coming home from Vietnam. One of the best episodes! 👍🏻🇺🇲
Despite being visibly upset, Barbra looked beautiful in this interview. Her skin is glowing, the color of her top and hair compliment her, and her eyes tell a story without words.
Mike Wallace was a monster. So was Barbara Walters I think they were jealous. She has unbelievable talent. I wouldn't have time for a mother like her's either.
Agreed. Family or not, toxic is toxic + forcing yourself to spend time w/those that make u feel bad, sad, unloved, etc. is more damaging to oneself. She never cut her out of her life either. She included her in every important thing, always kept up on her life + totally financially took care of her. Just because her mother finally feels she's worthy of her attn, Barbra's supposed to be w/her constantly or her bff? Where was she when Barbra needed her, her entire childhood + beyond? U never stop being a parent & ur kids always need u 2 b their biggest cheerleader + show/give ur unconditional love + emotional support!! Gimme a break. Yeesh
Love her or hate her, Barbra did not deserve this! This is not an interview, this is an attack on her as a person. Mike didn't like her in 1961, and he brought the same sour animosity to this "exchange" in 1991. Mike clearly enjoyed seeing Barbra publicly upset on camera. Mike clearly is the one with "major issues" here. Shame on Mike Wallace!!
Mike Wallace enjoyed attacking people in interviews😂He was GOLD! But give Barbra credit too, she hit back too😂Barbra was ready for this and she is GOLD too💯
This is a hard interview. Wallace is certainly not an empath. He sabotaged her with her mother’s quote. She was gracious to go through this. “The Prince of Tides” has withstood the test of time as an important film about surviving trauma.
You are right: not an empath, but rather a psychopath or sociopath. This was incredibly cruel and unnecessary. Many and much greater journalists have managed to give meaningful, yet respectful and sensitive interviews.
@dddddadadad1796 "who wouldn't be proud of this girl" pretty much sums it up. Her mum talks like Barbara is distant. Like she's a complete stranger. Not once did she use her daughters name, or say "I" am very proud of "my" "daughter". Instead she says, who wouldn't be proud of "This Girl" instead of "Barbara" her name.
@@TheKnight1983Barbra herself mentioned later that “she couldn’t just say that I’m proud of Barbra”, she made it more vague to distance from her jealousy.
When Barbra's mother is asked if she's proud of her daughter, she responds, "Who would not be? Who would not be proud of this girl?" To the next question she responds, "She hasn't got time to be close to anyone...." It was chilling. I think she ended up saying a lot more about herself than about Barbra.... 🥺
Exhactly her mother deflects away from being straight. Any normal parent would say yes of course I am so proud of my daughter. I'm very proud. She uses words that aren't personal. It just confirms what Barbara said, she never praised her. Even here her mum avoided praise by saying "Who" instead of "I" and of This "Girl" instead of referring to her as her Daughter or even using her name "Barbara" her mum talks like she's a stranger 😢 its so cold 🥶
@@TheKnight1983 You know, you are right about this. Through her words, she somehow distanced herself from her own child. I am glad that Barbra found some peace about that relationship eventually. Not completely, of course, but functionally
Barbra Streisand is one of a kind...there will never be another one. I agree with some of the other comments here and instead of trying to find something wrong with her...I think this interview should have focused on what is right about her. I still wish to hear her voice once again...that iconic voice of hers that was like no others. She is a truly talented lady...like no other!
And yet, Streisand has always seemed to be able to put bad feelings behind her. Walter Matthau, with whom she did not get along in Hello Dolly, was invited to her 1986 concert; he appears briefly on the finished DVD. Mike Wallace was invited to her 2007 concert in Miami and, sure enough, he’s on the complete DVD as well. She seems to rise above it all. Mike Wallace is pretty much forgotten today. Streisand will be watched and remembered for generations.
I wouldn’t say this very talented woman is being ‘competitive’ _per se_ unless you consider she’s being competitive with *herself* . Barbra seems to have a very strong code of ethics that she adheres to & that in and of itself is quite admirable, actually.
I always said the lady had more class then the world has In her baby finger than anybody I felt that man had no right to belittle her to me she's the best in the most amazing performer nobody can beat her she's classy beautiful funny real nothing phony hats off
I admit, there were times I didn't like her. After seeing this interview, I have a complete 180 turn on how I feel about her. She wasn't really given love as a young girl. Usually someone with self doubt about themselves, they are like her, perfectionist, just wants things to be good. I like her now a lot.
If we stop for a moment and ask “who hurt you as a child?” when we find someone disdainful, we’ll almost certainly find they’ve suffered child abuse in one form or another; whether it be, psychological, physical, and/or sexual. It helps to understand where people are coming from in order to know whether we’re the issue or they are, or both. Psychotherapy helps us look at ourselves and at others with a clearer understanding. She clearly was doing the work and has emerged on the other side of childhood trauma.
An exquisite artist and she just hangs the moon and also a beautiful human being inside and out. I believe a parent knows all that their child could be and they either nurture that or out of envy or something missing within themselves try to break a child's spirit...Barbra defies the odds time and time again and I will adore her until the day I die! Also 8:05, just the cutest thing ever!! 😂❤🙌
I think it’s possible Barbra will live a very long time. I’ve noticed that most people who live longer than 95 years have looked younger than they are most of their lives. Barbra always seems younger.
She tells the TRUTH. It’s her greatest trait and her greatest burden. This interview is when I fell deeply in love with this soul. How can you not?! Oh my god. She’s such a gift, but the burden of that must be so heavy.
Perhaps "that girl's" success as actress, singer, director, etc. has something to do with her "difficult personality." Barbra Streisand has long been one of my heroes. I admire perfectionists. Her "glorious voice" is still glorious. And Mike Wallace is still well known for his direct to the point interview style. Thank you for airing this interview of Barbra Streisand! Andy McKane, Maunaloa, Molokai, Hawaii.
The tone of interviewing borders on the sadistic. He is deliberately pushing buttons way beyond any sense of decency or politeness just to provoke a reaction. This would never be acceptable today. But more than 30 years later she's still thriving. Nothing can crush the human spirit.
I am no impressed at all with this interview. I shouldn’t call it a interview. It’s verbal abuse. ❤️💛💚🙏🏼 Barbara held her own but she should not of had to.
I'll admit that there were times when I disliked her. After viewing this interview, my opinion of her has completely changed. Growing up, she wasn't really shown much love. She is typical of someone who has self-doubt; they are perfectionists who just want things to go well. I really like her now.
She's not really a person who comes off as a "self doubter," a perfectionist yes, but she has very strong personality, but necessary to achieve the level of success that she had. She has a larger than life personality, a true Diva.
Here while listening to the chapter in her book about this interview. She wasn’t exaggerating. He was clearly trying to sabotage her. Good for her for fighting back.
Oh the infamous interview. I watched glimpse of it but the interview was nowhere to be found. She said it was the first and last time she ever cried real tears on camera because of an interview(er) ever! How nasty he was to chastise her then ask such tough and cruel questions knowing she was already moved because of the verbal exchange they had seconds before.
Great interview when you get to the person behind the "projection." Glad she felt comfortable to show Mike who she was in that moment....I would imagine very few people she would allow that close. She doesn't trust people and rightfully so. She had parents she felt disconnected from.
“You know something? I’ve gotten to like that girl.” Mmm, she didn’t like Mike Wallace before, and she didn’t like him even more, after that horrendous interview. I really felt for her, then, especially with those questions, that got way too personal for her to answer. Nobody should ever mess with our dearest Barbra Streisand, like that, ever! And I’m not even surprised that they never met again, before Wallace passed away in 2012- there was never any need to, either. And journalists of today, should really take lessons from Wallace, and even Barbara Walters, on how to treat, or not to treat an interviewee or interviewees, with the types of questions they ask.
She's beautiful and wonderful in this interview and still going strong. Love her. Never liked Mike Wallace much and after seeing this, even less. I loved seeing her old building on Third Avenue. I lived three blocks from there, also on Third Avenue, for 25 years. The building where I lived looked pretty much the same and is still there but now converted to luxury condos. Barbra's former residence was also the home to the Muppets workshop for many years including the time when this was filmed. I worked at the Muppets in their beautiful Brownstone two blocks away but was at the workshop often. What a history that building has!
At his best, Mike Wallace was a legendary interviewer and journalist. However, he also sexually harassed women at CBS, and his condescending attitude toward women comes out in this interview, with questions like, "Were you just jealous of him [Streisand's stepfather] that he took your mother away?"
His ability to manipulate is incredible, he manages to take her to something she isn't comfortable with, then pulls her away and finally leaves her on the floor with her mother's words. Horrible to see but also a learning experience... men can be like that! 😢
Lost all respect for Mike Wallace over his treatment of her. Then he lied about it after backlash over it. Looks like he never liked her from the beginning, and the feeling was mutual.
Mike: "You didn't pay much attention to me." Also Mike, one breath later: "You were totally self-absorbed." When it comes to powerful men, most accusations are confessions but damn, that one wasn't even cleverly disguised. This was a hit piece masquerading as an in-depth profile. When she becomes upset at Spanish Inquisition-level questions about her childhood (doubting her own perception of her stepfather that she lived with) and he has the audacity to lecture *her* about the themes of *her* movie, as if she doesn't know them, I nearly spit at the screen. And when he asks her "What are we gonna do [i.e. talk about]? 'And then I wrote'? 'And then my next song was'?" I thought "Yeah, why not? Ask her about her WORK and talk about its own merits, not what untold scandalous story of her past it might be rooted in." Yellow journalism is one thing. This was urine-soaked yellow. Pulitzer once said: "A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will in time produce a people as base as itself." This piece epitomized that sentiment.
Barbra quoted Pulitzer also. Cynical. Mercenary. There's no excuse for Wallace to have attempted to cut her down. He's probably projecting his own crap onto her. She's just trying to explain how unsupported she felt growing up.
What does it have to do with "men". You think there aren't any powerful women who are self absorbed on camera??? This is a matter of personality, not gender. The quality of the interview will differ based on those who conduct it whether women or men.
@@rpgadventurer32 To clarify, I don't belive men are innately narcissistic. I think power corrupts, and men have (or at least, they definitely did in 1991) all the power in media. They control the narrative. Yes, some possess the empathy and humility to break through and illuminate the truth of their subject without their own misogynistic biases poisoning the process. Some of those even worked for 60 Minutes (Morley Safer comes to mind. Look up his profile of Dolly Parton). But Mike Wallace was objectively not one of them.
Wow this is not aging well. Too many occasions during this interview that Barbara should have got up and left! Unbelievable. Look how far we’ve come, cause he’d be fired in today’s climate for a huge lack of insensitivity towards a guest, and rightfully so!
OMG… this Wallace character was unbelievable. He was totally insulting, disrespectful and abusive. How dare here. Barbra is such an amazing person. Love her. Her voice/singing is second to none. Not to mention, it’s clear that she has a heart and soul of gold.
The amount of gaslighting and hostility from the interviewer is hard to watch. Absolute disgrace what Mike Wallace and other men in the industry got away with back then.
You have feeling Barbra which is good as I meet folk these days who seem to have none. I would have felt exactly like you if I hadn't had the lovely father I had.
Mike, I love you as a reporter, but I have to say Barbara has a point. You are unfriendly with her. Perhaps you can't help it cos you don't particularly like her. BTW, I also have a mean relative, and some people are just like that. Good grief, Mike, you are old enough to know better. If I were Barbara, I would never speak to you again.
1:58, The great Mike Wallace with a brutal interview with the great Barbra Streisand. But give Barbra credit, she held her own! Imagine if Mike Wallace was around today to interview Trump. He would completely DESTROY him💯
I’m just reading Barbara’s Biography and she’s talking about this interview…wow to actually see it is so much more heartbreaking, he certainly put her in a terrible situation & upset her. Shame on him.
She cracks me up. EVERYONE on the planet thinks of her as a singer. Yes, she's a great director, but why does she think people flock to see her? It's not because of her directing skills (and she does have the chops)...it's her VOICE! Face it, Kvetcheleh...in the minds, hearts and EARS of your audience, you're a SINGER!
I love you Barbra always and forever you’re my lifelong love songs. Cleaning house with mom, second hand rose.., people. And something you are as beautiful as you feel
I am almost finished reading her memoir. I just read the chapter where this interview is mentioned. I had to come back here and watch this. He was an awful human being . There is more insight into this when you read the book. I have listened to many interviews of his in my car on Sirius, he is so much different interviewing woman rather then the men, but one thing is the same , he was always combative and accusatory.
Seen the this interview previously, he was intentionally antagonizing her. Felt like punching him. She disliked him years before, she should have declined the interview. I don’t like seeing her vulnerable. 😢
Mike Wallace proves how mean a human being can get. Awful man! Barbara still is able to be sweet but honest.Without getting angry! Wow Its like he trying to be a male Barbara Walters. Break the person and make them cry on camera! When he should be trying to get to know the person and share the best of that person with the world. Love Barbara and her autobiography on audio❤ Amazing strong,honest and kind.
Watching this interview brings me back to his interview with Tina Turner and the first thing she said to him is "you better be good to me" and he was cool AF
Barbra is fine. He’s not abusing her, they obviously have a rapport. Mike Wallace created a style of interview that put people on the spot, kept them uneasy. She handled it perfectly. I remember being in awe of her voice as a kid in the seventies and lusting for her as a teenager in the eighties. Now I just respect her for surviving in a business that works hard to ruin people.
No wonder she hated this guy...he tells her only half truths about what her mother said. Terrible journalism. Was he trying to spark a fight between them? He should’ve been a tabloid journalist. He’d have been perfect.
Barbara shows her vulnerability and pain but she shows her joy as well! It helps us not to feel alone with abusive mothers or ugly parents. Like she says, some people are not capable of giving or receiving love or feel empathy toward others! Even if she still hurts as an adult when remembering, she is blessed with the ability to share and receive LOVE and feel EMPATHY toward orhers. How much lucky can she be?? People who need people are the luckiest people in the world!!❤❤❤
I'm surprised Barbra let herself get pushed by this man especially by this point in her career when she was more than star but a legend and had had to deal with and fight men like this whenever she went. My guess is she didn't want to give them footage of her being a "difficult woman".
What strength...yes, clearly a defiant woman, I think her inner girl kept bringing her to a space where she could be happy...it didn't matter who, but here he almost knocks her over with her mother's sentence. Very intense to see....
If Streisand were a man, all ANYONE would have said was he came on 60 Minutes to sell compost while calling it sugar, and Wallace would have none of it. While unquestionably the top talent of her generation, she's also the most self-absorbed with a 1000-page autography to prove it, and to this day there remains top hosts that refuse to have Streisand on their shows.
It would have been nice if 60 minutes had acknowledged the person who lived there at the time. After all they barged in on the current tenant like he wasnt even there. Im pretty sure Barbra Streisand said hello to the person. Mike Wallace does seem abrasive toward her.
The interviewer is absusive, disgusting and patronizing. I love that Barbra fought back. I love her spirit.
That was for show - they're old acquaintances 😂❤
@@robertcarli1969Her book says otherwise!
Not according to her book. She thought he was rude and out to make fun of her back then.
@@robertcarli1969 nope. Read Barbra's memoir, you'll get the entire truth.
@@bossofcity1686 She answered a letter I sent.She said a lot of her book was exaggerations.
"Of course, I don't trust you!" best Barbra line. So genuine.
...and now you can't trust Barbra. Actually, you never could.
@@davemattia What the heck are you talking about.
This this interview is one long session of abusive words against Barbara. She said to to him "you like this.. that 40 million people are seeing you do this." This interview breaks my heart all over again. I was outraged in 1991 and again today. I even sent a letter to the network and Mike Wallace. Abuse is abuse. You know it when you see it and it was here in this interview.
The studio has never apologized in a public way. I think they owe her one added at the end of this clip so that apology is there forever.
Mike is gone. No apology is coming. She knew who she dealing with when she went on his show 20 times in 60s (and here in the 90s). Famous people sparring is what this is.
@@nikosvault He did say sorry to Barbra when he was dying.
@@julbae You are referring to the 2006 interview. Indeed he did. But CBS? No way. And Mike was much worse in other interviews (like with Shirley MacLaine). It was part of the old school 60 min shtick. The feature not the bug.
In my opinion Mike was one of the best at his craft. I think she could have responded differently. He was doing his job , watch Mike on the planes with troops going too and coming home from Vietnam. One of the best episodes! 👍🏻🇺🇲
@@ZMAN_420 totally agree. As Mike stated she was full with her self. But I liked her as an actor and singer.
Despite being visibly upset, Barbra looked beautiful in this interview. Her skin is glowing, the color of her top and hair compliment her, and her eyes tell a story without words.
Agree.
Yes. She is beautiful
Wow, she was not exaggerating about how rude Mike Wallace was! This is so uncomfortable and I’m happy she puts him in his place.
Mike Wallace was a monster. So was Barbara Walters I think they were jealous. She has unbelievable talent. I wouldn't have time for a mother like her's either.
But she didn't though.
Agreed. Family or not, toxic is toxic + forcing yourself to spend time w/those that make u feel bad, sad, unloved, etc. is more damaging to oneself. She never cut her out of her life either. She included her in every important thing, always kept up on her life + totally financially took care of her. Just because her mother finally feels she's worthy of her attn, Barbra's supposed to be w/her constantly or her bff? Where was she when Barbra needed her, her entire childhood + beyond? U never stop being a parent & ur kids always need u 2 b their biggest cheerleader + show/give ur unconditional love + emotional support!! Gimme a break. Yeesh
Love her or hate her, Barbra did not deserve this! This is not an interview, this is an attack on her as a person. Mike didn't like her in 1961, and he brought the same sour animosity to this "exchange" in 1991. Mike clearly enjoyed seeing Barbra publicly upset on camera. Mike clearly is the one with "major issues" here. Shame on Mike Wallace!!
Wonder why?
You don't need to shame him, hes dead. Barbara lives on.
He did apologize for this interview years later
Mike Wallace did this to several people I’ve seen him interview. It was his style. I think she handled him well.
Mike Wallace enjoyed attacking people in interviews😂He was GOLD! But give Barbra credit too, she hit back too😂Barbra was ready for this and she is GOLD too💯
This is a hard interview. Wallace is certainly not an empath. He sabotaged her with her mother’s quote. She was gracious to go through this. “The Prince of Tides” has withstood the test of time as an important film about surviving trauma.
You are right: not an empath, but rather a psychopath or sociopath. This was incredibly cruel and unnecessary. Many and much greater journalists have managed to give meaningful, yet respectful and sensitive interviews.
She’s a genius and her family was awful…she made her own life without them….she worked hard for it…..
You're absolutely right!!!❤❤
Her family was “awful”?
How?
I’m not being combative, I really don’t know so that’s why I’m asking. Pls explain
@dddddadadad1796 "who wouldn't be proud of this girl" pretty much sums it up. Her mum talks like Barbara is distant. Like she's a complete stranger. Not once did she use her daughters name, or say "I" am very proud of "my" "daughter". Instead she says, who wouldn't be proud of "This Girl" instead of "Barbara" her name.
@@TheKnight1983Barbra herself mentioned later that “she couldn’t just say that I’m proud of Barbra”, she made it more vague to distance from her jealousy.
When Barbra's mother is asked if she's proud of her daughter, she responds, "Who would not be? Who would not be proud of this girl?" To the next question she responds, "She hasn't got time to be close to anyone...." It was chilling. I think she ended up saying a lot more about herself than about Barbra.... 🥺
Exhactly her mother deflects away from being straight. Any normal parent would say yes of course I am so proud of my daughter. I'm very proud.
She uses words that aren't personal. It just confirms what Barbara said, she never praised her. Even here her mum avoided praise by saying "Who" instead of "I" and of This "Girl" instead of referring to her as her Daughter or even using her name "Barbara" her mum talks like she's a stranger 😢 its so cold 🥶
Right. And, sadly, Barbra's mom likely experienced the same....
@@TheKnight1983 You know, you are right about this. Through her words, she somehow distanced herself from her own child. I am glad that Barbra found some peace about that relationship eventually. Not completely, of course, but functionally
Exactly! Well said. Took the words right outta my mouth. 😁
These interviews are treasure troves from the past that truly remind us of how lucky we are to witness the greatness of Ms.Streisand! God bless her!
Barbra Streisand is one of a kind...there will never be another one. I agree with some of the other comments here and instead of trying to find something wrong with her...I think this interview should have focused on what is right about her. I still wish to hear her voice once again...that iconic voice of hers that was like no others. She is a truly talented lady...like no other!
After watching this old gem, my opinion of Barbra has not wavered - however my opinion of Mike Wallace has.
And yet, Streisand has always seemed to be able to put bad feelings behind her. Walter Matthau, with whom she did not get along in Hello Dolly, was invited to her 1986 concert; he appears briefly on the finished DVD. Mike Wallace was invited to her 2007 concert in Miami and, sure enough, he’s on the complete DVD as well. She seems to rise above it all. Mike Wallace is pretty much forgotten today. Streisand will be watched and remembered for generations.
i was thinking that same thing about her with walter when i saw him in the audience. i didn't wish him ill, i was hoping he would thank her
I wouldn’t say this very talented woman is being ‘competitive’ _per se_ unless you consider she’s being competitive with *herself* . Barbra seems to have a very strong code of ethics that she adheres to & that in and of itself is quite admirable, actually.
I always said the lady had more class then the world has In her baby finger than anybody
I felt that man had no right to belittle her to me she's the best in the most amazing performer nobody can beat her she's classy beautiful funny real nothing phony hats off
His facial expressions are terrifying. Such a suppressed urge to DESTROY her.
💯 . The look in his eyes shows he was enjoying seeing her upset.
Men are never called “self-absorbed” they are framed confident and strong. Geez, this is hard to watch.
Let that hurt go
I admit, there were times I didn't like her. After seeing this interview, I have a complete 180 turn on how I feel about her. She wasn't really given love as a young girl. Usually someone with self doubt about themselves, they are like her, perfectionist, just wants things to be good. I like her now a lot.
Me too. ❤ I totally understand her now and I admire her so much 💖.
If we stop for a moment and ask “who hurt you as a child?” when we find someone disdainful, we’ll almost certainly find they’ve suffered child abuse in one form or another; whether it be, psychological, physical, and/or sexual. It helps to understand where people are coming from in order to know whether we’re the issue or they are, or both. Psychotherapy helps us look at ourselves and at others with a clearer understanding. She clearly was doing the work and has emerged on the other side of childhood trauma.
Waiting on her book to come out. Already preordered my copy.
I love this woman. Never met her but she makes me happy.
An exquisite artist and she just hangs the moon and also a beautiful human being inside and out. I believe a parent knows all that their child could be and they either nurture that or out of envy or something missing within themselves try to break a child's spirit...Barbra defies the odds time and time again and I will adore her until the day I die! Also 8:05, just the cutest thing ever!! 😂❤🙌
I think it’s possible Barbra will live a very long time. I’ve noticed that most people who live longer than 95 years have looked younger than they are most of their lives. Barbra always seems younger.
Ever heard of botox?
Botox wasn’t around at the time this interview was conducted.
She tells the TRUTH. It’s her greatest trait and her greatest burden. This interview is when I fell deeply in love with this soul. How can you not?! Oh my god. She’s such a gift, but the burden of that must be so heavy.
I'm here after hearing Barbra talk about this interview on the Howard Stern Show.
Perhaps "that girl's" success as actress, singer, director, etc. has something to do with her "difficult personality." Barbra Streisand has long been one of my heroes. I admire perfectionists. Her "glorious voice" is still glorious. And Mike Wallace is still well known for his direct to the point interview style. Thank you for airing this interview of Barbra Streisand! Andy McKane, Maunaloa, Molokai, Hawaii.
Poor Barbara this was an abusive interview!
I'm not seeing it? Do you not hear the compliments Mike gives her? Saying how she doesn't look 50 and is Beautiful?
@@ZMAN_420 it is the intrusive manner and antagonism in the way he asked questions. Like it was dismissive of her accomplishment as a director/actor.
@@kellyreilly-robinson2130 It was Mike being Mike
Barbra is 49 here and stunningly beautiful
The tone of interviewing borders on the sadistic. He is deliberately pushing buttons way beyond any sense of decency or politeness just to provoke a reaction. This would never be acceptable today. But more than 30 years later she's still thriving. Nothing can crush the human spirit.
He had hate in his heart.
He came off as sadistic.
I've always thought she had a mesmerizing beauty. I can't take my eyes off her
exactly!!!!
The interviewer was trying to provoke Barbra, and she fell for it. He was disrespectful and didnt deserve to interview her.
Imagine he would not get away with this in 2023
Yes he would,he was a great journalist.
I am no impressed at all with this interview. I shouldn’t call it a interview. It’s verbal abuse. ❤️💛💚🙏🏼 Barbara held her own but she should not of had to.
It's called an interview from one of the BEST! EVER!
@@ZMAN_420 this man is the best ever? That’s so embarrassing for us
I'll admit that there were times when I disliked her. After viewing this interview, my opinion of her has completely changed. Growing up, she wasn't really shown much love. She is typical of someone who has self-doubt; they are perfectionists who just want things to go well. I really like her now.
She's not really a person who comes off as a "self doubter," a perfectionist yes, but she has very strong personality, but necessary to achieve the level of success that she had. She has a larger than life personality, a true Diva.
Always more important for women to be likable than men 🙄
Barbra's Memoir sent me here: 8:14 is a part of interview she wanted cut.
I don’t blame her. It wasn’t important.
Here while listening to the chapter in her book about this interview. She wasn’t exaggerating. He was clearly trying to sabotage her. Good for her for fighting back.
Oh the infamous interview. I watched glimpse of it but the interview was nowhere to be found. She said it was the first and last time she ever cried real tears on camera because of an interview(er) ever! How nasty he was to chastise her then ask such tough and cruel questions knowing she was already moved because of the verbal exchange they had seconds before.
Great interview when you get to the person behind the "projection." Glad she felt comfortable to show Mike who she was in that moment....I would imagine very few people she would allow that close. She doesn't trust people and rightfully so. She had parents she felt disconnected from.
“You know something? I’ve gotten to like that girl.”
Mmm, she didn’t like Mike Wallace before, and she didn’t like him even more, after that horrendous interview. I really felt for her, then, especially with those questions, that got way too personal for her to answer. Nobody should ever mess with our dearest Barbra Streisand, like that, ever!
And I’m not even surprised that they never met again, before Wallace passed away in 2012- there was never any need to, either. And journalists of today, should really take lessons from Wallace, and even Barbara Walters, on how to treat, or not to treat an interviewee or interviewees, with the types of questions they ask.
Thanks to the presenter and Barbara for their clear pronunciation of words. In modern youtube it is a rare thing to hear.
Love you Barbra... You're the greatest! ❤❤❤❤
She's beautiful and wonderful in this interview and still going strong. Love her. Never liked Mike Wallace much and after seeing this, even less. I loved seeing her old building on Third Avenue. I lived three blocks from there, also on Third Avenue, for 25 years. The building where I lived looked pretty much the same and is still there but now converted to luxury condos. Barbra's former residence was also the home to the Muppets workshop for many years including the time when this was filmed. I worked at the Muppets in their beautiful Brownstone two blocks away but was at the workshop often. What a history that building has!
Having Streisand on television for an interview back in the day was a major event.
I'm just reading Barbra's memoir and she's talking about this interview. It's painful to watch her being manipulated like that by this sadistic bully.
At his best, Mike Wallace was a legendary interviewer and journalist. However, he also sexually harassed women at CBS, and his condescending attitude toward women comes out in this interview, with questions like, "Were you just jealous of him [Streisand's stepfather] that he took your mother away?"
His ability to manipulate is incredible, he manages to take her to something she isn't comfortable with, then pulls her away and finally leaves her on the floor with her mother's words. Horrible to see but also a learning experience... men can be like that! 😢
Lost all respect for Mike Wallace over his treatment of her. Then he lied about it after backlash over it. Looks like he never liked her from the beginning, and the feeling was mutual.
Mike: "You didn't pay much attention to me."
Also Mike, one breath later: "You were totally self-absorbed."
When it comes to powerful men, most accusations are confessions but damn, that one wasn't even cleverly disguised. This was a hit piece masquerading as an in-depth profile. When she becomes upset at Spanish Inquisition-level questions about her childhood (doubting her own perception of her stepfather that she lived with) and he has the audacity to lecture *her* about the themes of *her* movie, as if she doesn't know them, I nearly spit at the screen. And when he asks her "What are we gonna do [i.e. talk about]? 'And then I wrote'? 'And then my next song was'?" I thought "Yeah, why not? Ask her about her WORK and talk about its own merits, not what untold scandalous story of her past it might be rooted in." Yellow journalism is one thing. This was urine-soaked yellow. Pulitzer once said: "A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will in time produce a people as base as itself." This piece epitomized that sentiment.
Barbra quoted Pulitzer also. Cynical. Mercenary. There's no excuse for Wallace to have attempted to cut her down. He's probably projecting his own crap onto her. She's just trying to explain how unsupported she felt growing up.
What does it have to do with "men". You think there aren't any powerful women who are self absorbed on camera??? This is a matter of personality, not gender. The quality of the interview will differ based on those who conduct it whether women or men.
@@rpgadventurer32 To clarify, I don't belive men are innately narcissistic. I think power corrupts, and men have (or at least, they definitely did in 1991) all the power in media. They control the narrative. Yes, some possess the empathy and humility to break through and illuminate the truth of their subject without their own misogynistic biases poisoning the process. Some of those even worked for 60 Minutes (Morley Safer comes to mind. Look up his profile of Dolly Parton). But Mike Wallace was objectively not one of them.
I don't blame Mike Wallace for expressing surprise and doubt about her hyperbolic claim that her stepfather "never" talked to her.
@@makeadifference4all Then we'll likely never agree on what makes someone a journalist. Good day to you.
Wow this is not aging well. Too many occasions during this interview that Barbara should have got up and left! Unbelievable. Look how far we’ve come, cause he’d be fired in today’s climate for a huge lack of insensitivity towards a guest, and rightfully so!
Mike Wallace was the only one who could make Barbra Streisand cry
Ugh. She's beautiful. ❤
OMG… this Wallace character was unbelievable. He was totally insulting, disrespectful and abusive. How dare here. Barbra is such an amazing person. Love her. Her voice/singing is second to none. Not to mention, it’s clear that she has a heart and soul of gold.
I feels with you Barbra ❤
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I don’t know why I’m putting myself through this again… But I’m reading her biography so I feel like I need to
The amount of gaslighting and hostility from the interviewer is hard to watch. Absolute disgrace what Mike Wallace and other men in the industry got away with back then.
You have feeling Barbra which is good as I meet folk these days who seem to have none. I would have felt exactly like you if I hadn't had the lovely father I had.
Well done. What a Lady.
So honest. So Classy.
She is so beautiful😊
Barbara you're beautiful and talented you're great
8:40, Barbra is GOLD! She hit back at Mike Wallace, she said I'm not taking any BS💯
Mike, I love you as a reporter, but I have to say Barbara has a point. You are unfriendly with her. Perhaps you can't help it cos you don't particularly like her. BTW, I also have a mean relative, and some people are just like that. Good grief, Mike, you are old enough to know better. If I were Barbara, I would never speak to you again.
And he lied that she had loved the interview while she felt date raped.
uh, he's been dead for like 12 years now
1:58, The great Mike Wallace with a brutal interview with the great Barbra Streisand. But give Barbra credit, she held her own! Imagine if Mike Wallace was around today to interview Trump. He would completely DESTROY him💯
I’m just reading Barbara’s Biography and she’s talking about this interview…wow to actually see it is so much more heartbreaking, he certainly put her in a terrible situation & upset her. Shame on him.
Aw. What was Barbara ever to do when she went home that night to her Beverly Hills mansion? 😒
I found this difficult to watch.
Im a huge Barbra fan.
This interviewer is the WORST. An absolute horror. ‘He must have been nuts about your mother if he did that.’ 😮!
💙❤️💜 Babs' honesty.
Love her❤❤ Brooklyn girl
Absolutely outrageous, what a ......this guy was.
Bully! Unnecessary Wallace! Should have saved it for the crooked politicians and sheisters of the world.
I can´t believe the attitude of this man! It was really hard to watch this interview. Love u B
She cracks me up. EVERYONE on the planet thinks of her as a singer. Yes, she's a great director, but why does she think people flock to see her? It's not because of her directing skills (and she does have the chops)...it's her VOICE! Face it, Kvetcheleh...in the minds, hearts and EARS of your audience, you're a SINGER!
I love you Barbra always and forever you’re my lifelong love songs. Cleaning house with mom, second hand rose.., people. And something you are as beautiful as you feel
I am almost finished reading her memoir. I just read the chapter where this interview is mentioned. I had to come back here and watch this. He was an awful human being . There is more insight into this when you read the book. I have listened to many interviews of his in my car on Sirius, he is so much different interviewing woman rather then the men, but one thing is the same , he was always combative and accusatory.
Seen the this interview previously, he was intentionally antagonizing her. Felt like punching him. She disliked him years before, she should have declined the interview. I don’t like seeing her vulnerable. 😢
She’s a classy, talented woman! I always liked her. After seeing this, I love her.
Anyone here because of the Howard stern interview ?
Mike Wallace proves how mean a human being can get. Awful man! Barbara still is able to be sweet but honest.Without getting angry! Wow Its like he trying to be a male Barbara Walters. Break the person and make them cry on camera! When he should be trying to get to know the person and share the best of that person with the world. Love Barbara and her autobiography on audio❤ Amazing strong,honest and kind.
I love the feature reporting on this documentary
Watching this interview brings me back to his interview with Tina Turner and the first thing she said to him is "you better be good to me" and he was cool AF
Such a talent.
Barbra is fine. He’s not abusing her, they obviously have a rapport. Mike Wallace created a style of interview that put people on the spot, kept them uneasy. She handled it perfectly. I remember being in awe of her voice as a kid in the seventies and lusting for her as a teenager in the eighties. Now I just respect her for surviving in a business that works hard to ruin people.
You can read it in her autobiography. She hated that interview. No rapport whatsoever.
No wonder she hated this guy...he tells her only half truths about what her mother said. Terrible journalism. Was he trying to spark a fight between them? He should’ve been a tabloid journalist. He’d have been perfect.
Read her book. She talks about this interview in details. The interviewer is simply disgusting and obviously has his own issues.
I love Barbra❤
Anyone else think Jennifer Anniston looks similar to Barbara?
Barbra does since she’s said it herself and is good friends with Jennifer
Loved the way she turned it around. What an asshole he was--so glad she called him out on it!
You can see the presenter have issues with a woman so talented and intelligent. And more successful than him.
the interview was offensive but she triumphantly forged and shined through it all
the quote the hard stones i had in my path, I build my road...is perfect.
Love me some barbara💕
i don't know how old this interview is, but she's so out of her time.
she even ascends this present time
Mike did his job here. Barbra did hers. Both are giants of the 20th Century in their respective fields, and we were lucky to have them.
Barbara shows her vulnerability and pain but she shows her joy as well! It helps us not to feel alone with abusive mothers or ugly parents. Like she says, some people are not capable of giving or receiving love or feel empathy toward others! Even if she still hurts as an adult when remembering, she is blessed with the ability to share and receive LOVE and feel EMPATHY toward orhers. How much lucky can she be?? People who need people are the luckiest people in the world!!❤❤❤
Wow, I heard about this interview....Mike Wallace was mean and utterly disrespectful!!!! I am sure he would not speak this way to a man!!
I'm surprised Barbra let herself get pushed by this man especially by this point in her career when she was more than star but a legend and had had to deal with and fight men like this whenever she went. My guess is she didn't want to give them footage of her being a "difficult woman".
What strength...yes, clearly a defiant woman, I think her inner girl kept bringing her to a space where she could be happy...it didn't matter who, but here he almost knocks her over with her mother's sentence. Very intense to see....
what a mean interviewer
If Streisand were a man, all ANYONE would have said was he came on 60 Minutes to sell compost while calling it sugar, and Wallace would have none of it. While unquestionably the top talent of her generation, she's also the most self-absorbed with a 1000-page autography to prove it, and to this day there remains top hosts that refuse to have Streisand on their shows.
I love Barbara
It would have been nice if 60 minutes had acknowledged the person who lived there at the time. After all they barged in on the current tenant like he wasnt even there. Im pretty sure Barbra Streisand said hello to the person. Mike Wallace does seem abrasive toward her.
As someone who grew up around people as she did. I totally get her it really just creates habit for perfectionism.
Her voice at times is perfect.
i love her
She will forever be a BROOKLYNITE! Know what I mean? One of many successful Brooklynites. 😊
A deeply cruel interview.
The only self absorbed person here is Mike Wallace.