( CNN ) -- When Piers Morgan asked Barbra Streisand who her favorite actor of all time was , the legendary actress and singer opened up about a unique road trip she took with the late Marlon Brando in the 1970s . In an interview on Friday 's `` Piers Morgan Tonight , '' the actress , singer and director talked to the CNN host about Brando , her long career , the Democratic Party , her new movie `` The Guilt Trip '' and more . `` ( Brando ) wanted to take me to the desert , to see the wildflowers , '' said Streisand . She said he wanted to `` sleep over in a ghost town , '' but Streisand refused his advances . `` I was such a nice Jewish girl that I just said , 'Marlon , I ca n't stay overnight with you . I 'll go with you for the day ' , '' recalled Streisand . `` Marlon clearly wanted to do more than just look at flowers with you , '' Morgan pointed out . Streisand said that while she did turn the legendary actor down , the pair remained friends and often talked on the phone `` for hours and hours . '' Streisand : I 've never been in love with a Republican . Fans of Streisand may be surprised to learn she considers herself to be an actress who sings and not the other way around . `` I only began to sing because I could n't get a job as an actress , '' Streisand said . In `` The Guilt Trip , '' Streisand plays Joyce , who Morgan calls `` the archetype of Jewish mama . '' Joyce is a single mom whose inventor son , Andy ( Seth Rogen ) invites her on a cross-country road trip to try to sell his product . Streisand 's career has spanned more than a half-century and netted Grammys , multiplatinum albums , Emmys and Oscars for acting , directing and , of course , singing . `` You must have the cabinet room that 's the size of the New York Yankees , '' Morgan said . `` I mean , does any of that really motivate you ? Do you ever look at it and think , yes , I 've not done badly for a young girl from Brooklyn ? '' Streisand , 70 , said losing her father at such a tender age -- she was only 15 months old -- fuels her urge to be remembered . `` I want to have made marks here , '' she said , `` and records and films , television shows , they do that . They say you existed , you were here . '' Nevertheless , Streisand does n't like performing in front of people , which she said she realizes is odd . `` I never know what to do during the applause , '' she said . `` I do n't know what to do . '' In fact , Streisand did not perform live for 27 years after a 1967 concert in New York 's Central Park where she forgot the lyrics to some songs in front of a crowd of more than 130,000 . Why Streisand signed up for 'Guilt Trip ' Morgan told Streisand that `` The Way We Were '' remains his `` single favorite movie of all time , '' and that he once even broached the subject of a sequel with Robert Redford . Alas , movie fans hoping for an on-screen reunion of Katie ( Streisand ) and Hubbell ( Redford ) will be disappointed to learn that a sequel is just not meant to be -- not unlike Katie and Hubbell . `` I talked to Robert Redford about it , '' Morgan said , `` and he said he had been resisting your clarion call for a sequel ever since . '' `` It 's such a good story ; these people , '' said Streisand , who noted that while she understands Redford 's urge to avoid sequels , `` this happens to be a great story . '' Streisand told Morgan she had hoped to release a sequel on the film 's 21st anniversary . Her idea for the film would have centered on Katie and Hubbell 's daughter Rachel 's political activism at UC Berkeley and the Democratic National Convention in 1968 . `` Why have you been so consistent in support of Obama ? '' Morgan asked Streisand , a longtime supporter of the Democratic Party . `` I ca n't even imagine thinking about what would happen to the Supreme Court if a Republican were the president , '' said Streisand . When Morgan asked Streisand if she had ever been in love with a Republican , she said `` never , '' and that it was n't likely to happen `` unless there was an enormous sexual chemistry '' and the would-be couple never discussed politics . Streisand noted that for her , President Obama 's proudest moments have been his support of gay rights and his stance for women . On the scene at Streisand 's Brooklyn concert .
Barbra Streisand sits down for a rare interview with `` Piers Morgan Tonight '' on the eve of her 80th birthday. In her new movie `` The Guilt Trip , '' she plays `` the archetype of Jewish mama ''