James Brolin: 'Paparazzi are like rats'

James Brolin has likened the paparazzi to "rats" when they follow him and his wife Barbra Streisand.

The actor told Parade that he and Streisand intentionally go out where they will not be bothered by the press.

Brolin said: "If we go into town or the obvious spots, they're there. And if we don't look in the rearview mirror, they'll tail us. They're like rats. So we'll drive in the other direction.

"We go out where nobody goes. There are great restaurants; there are a lot of movie theatres, so we can have a night out in an area where nobody cares."

He added: "And somebody goes, 'Oh look, there's James Brolin and Barbra Streisand' and then they go about their business. There are portions of Malibu that are very remote; it's like living in the country somewhere."