Bette Midler On Her Lewdness In Her Act And In The Rose: “I’m much lewder in my real act than I am in the film. I had to change a lot of my physical style for the film. I’m a mincer. I wear very high heels. I’m known for skittering and pigeon-toeing my way across the stage very fast. I wanted the things I do while I sing in the film to be more violent of nature. My girlfriend, Toni Basil, a great rock n’ roll dancer who knows all the microphone moves and pop dances, spent time working with me on the moves for the movie.” (The Milwaukee Journal ”“ Dec 2, 1979)
