Bette Midler On The Show Biz Establishment: “I was trying to get jobs in the theater, but I just didn’t fit into the mold. I can show you reams of pictures of myself I used to have in my portfolio. All these girls do it, come from far and near, truss themselves up, push themselves out, get their hair cut and dyed ”“ thousands of dollars spent trying to push themselves into that mold. I made myself so sad because I couldn’t fit,” until she let go of that particular dream. Recognized in herself “a nice person, a whole person, an individual.” (In Concert, August 29, 1973)
