going on. but it all needs funds. larry: so you re matching the first $5 million? oh, yeah. then i ll do more too. yeah. larry: let s hope it works. let s hope we you know, i have a foundation that helps people who can t afford it to get we help as many women as men. babies too. babies too. larry: babies have heart problems. oh, that s great, that s great. larry: okay, why do you do the focker movies? and the newest one little
the trees. but he said no, you have the vision. it s too strong in your head. there s nothing for me. i want it to be my creation, not yours. but that s what s so hard. you want a great builder. you want expediters to carry out your vision. which i can do when i m directing a film. then it s perfectly fine. because everyone respects the director. especially in england, by the way. when i was doing yentl, because they had a queen and a woman prime minister. so it was no big deal i was a woman director. you see? larry: got it. barbra streisand s our guest. what an honor to have her with us. double honor to be in her home. we ll be right back. attention medicare and insurance beneficiaries. do health issues limit your mobility? is it difficult to get to the bathroom on your own? do you feel like a bother to others due to your lack of mobility?
fockers is coming next week. because it s a short-term job. i mean, when i m lazy and i m doing other things. larry: how d they come to you? the first time? larry: yeah. i mean, i would imagine, let s call up barbra streisand to play ben stiller s mother? yeah, well, i guess i don t know, i guess they wanted me. larry: did you like it right away? no, i think i turned it down at first. and then then it sort of came together. i thought it would be a bit of fun. what is that? that is your own personal yarmulke. one of those little jewish hats. cute. we know that you re into that genealogy stuff. we thought it would be fun to trace your lineage all the way back. it turns out, jack, you are 1/23 israelite. welcome to the tribe. larry: are you watching it? i never watch no, i don t watch any movies i made unless i have to.
and her crusade against women s cardiac disease. this woman has heart. larry: the legendary barbra streisand for the hour is next on larry king live. larry: we are delighted to be at the home of the incredible, which is the only word to describe her, barbra streisand, the oscar, grammy, tony and emmy winning entertainer, singer, actress, and activist. she sold more than 71 million albums. her latest, love is the answer just nominated for a grammy. became a best-selling author with her debut book, my passion for design. we are in the red room in the house that is the subject of that. this is more than a house. it s a barn. a main house. a grandma s house. a chicken coop. is this the house of your dreams? yeah, i would say so. coming from an apartment in williamsburg, brooklyn. and then another apartment that was a railroad flat when i was 19 years old. so yeah, this is the house of my dreams, yeah. the houses of my dreams. larry: was it as tough to put together a
and then i thought, well, i m halfway there practically. so this took two years, this book. larry: it shows it. it s a great book. really? larry: what do you want the reader to get? hmm, well, that it s not so easy to build. it s a difficult process. i know a lot of people love it. and they say they go away actually and the builder builds it and they love it. you know, for me, i guess i have such particular sense of detail of things that should be as i want them to look and so i had to be there. i had to i had to draw. larry: think you could have been an architect, too? well, if i went to architect school. larry: actually yeah, i love architecture,