To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open to other people’s views. It is to be open, not closed. So, yes, my ego is big, but it’s also very small in some areas. My ego is responsible for my doing what I do - bad or good.

Streisand reframes “ego” from a pejorative label into a functional kind of self-trust: believing in one’s own strength while remaining permeable to criticism and alternative perspectives. In her definition, ego is not mere vanity but an engine of agency—what enables an artist to take risks, persist through rejection, and claim authority over her work. The admission that her ego is “big” yet “very small in some areas” suggests a nuanced self-portrait: confidence can coexist with vulnerability and doubt. By attributing both “bad or good” outcomes to ego, she acknowledges that the same inner drive that fuels achievement can also lead to missteps.