Bette Midler On Using Clout On A Movie Set:

Bette Midler On Using Clout On A Movie Set: “When you do that it ruins the picture. You got a…

Bette Midler On High School:

Bette Midler On High School: “But I never really fit in-even though I was elected senior-class president. I won that…

Bette Midler On Growing Up:

Bette Midler On Growing Up: “They were very strict. I got to go to the movies only if they were…

Bette Midler On Her Parents:

Bette Midler On Her Parents: “Both my parents are very strong. There’s nothing wishy-washy about them. My father was a…

Bette Midler On Stardom:

Bette Midler On Stardom: “I was dying to make it big. You know why? Because I wanted to be somebody…

Bette Midler On Her Success:

Bette Midler On Her Success: “I’m taking my vitamins, I’m getting ten hours of sleep, and I’m trying not to…

Bette Midler On Karen Carpenter and Helen Reddy:

Bette Midler On Karen Carpenter and Helen Reddy:”I can’t believe I’m on the same stage where Karen Carpenter got her…

Bette Midler On Show Business:

Bette Midler On Show Business: “t trust this business any area of it. You can’t trust it because it changes.…

Bette Midler On Falling In Love With The Theater:

Bette Midler On Falling In Love With The Theater:”I just fell in love with the theatre when I was 16.…

Bette Midler On Being A Pop Star:

Bette Midler On Being A Pop Star: “The stature of the pop star used to fascinate me. I just couldn’t…

Bette Midler On Aging (At Age 50):

Bette Midler On Aging (At Age 50): “Inside I feel much younger,” says Bette. “Someone once said to me that…

What Bette Midler, The Rock Goddess, Wants To Be:

What Bette Midler, The Rock Goddess, Wants To Be: “What I want is to be a bisexual fantasy. I want…

Bette Midler On What She Needed To Become A Singer:

Bette Midler On What She Needed To Become A Singer: “I had a girlfriend, Marta Heflin. She was in “Fiddler”…

Bette Midler On Her First New York Home:

Bette Midler On Her First New York Home: “There was a hole in my bed and I was always falling…

Bette Midler On Being Brought Up Self Sufficient:

Bette Midler On Being Brought Up Self Sufficient: “That’s why coming to New York was so easy for me. I…

Bette Midler On Being Brought Up Self Sufficient:

Bette Midler On Being Brought Up Self Sufficient: “I was never taught that little girls should be soft and passive.…

Bette Midler On Growing Up In Honolulu:

Bette Midler On Growing Up In Honolulu: “I grew up in Honolulu. My father came there before the war and…

Bette Midler On Her Antitdote For Sadness Circa The Seventies:

Bette Midler On Her Antitdote For Sadness Circa The Seventies: “I love Teresa Brewer. Actually, ‘Wheel of Fortune’ was instrumental…

Bette Midler On Her Antitdote For Sadness Circa The Seventies:

Bette Midler On Her Antitdote For Sadness Circa The Seventies: “I tend to go for funky music. I haven’t done…

Bette Midler On The Seventies:

Bette Midler On The Seventies: “The Seventies is a time for re-evaluation. Everybody is coming out of the fabulous Sixties…

Bette Midler On What Bette Midler Wants To Accomplish:

Bette Midler On What Bette Midler Wants To Accomplish:”I want to do it all. Everything” She flings her arms wide…

On What Bette Midler Would Like Out Of Stardom:

On What Bette Midler Would Like Out Of Stardom: “I would like to be loved the way Charlie Chaplin was…

Bette Midler On The Baths

Bette Midler On The Baths: “Oh, they loved me at the tubs, they really encouraged me” she says fondly. “They…

Bette Midler On Seeing The “Theater Of The Ridiculousness”:

Bette Midler On Seeing The “Theater Of The Ridiculousness”: “I remember one girl came out as Waterfront Woman you know,…

Bette Midler On Growing Up In Hawaii:

Bette Midler On Growing Up In Hawaii: “Here I was, white, in this Samoan neighborhood, always different, terrified of physical…

Bette Midler On Lonliness:

Bette Midler On Lonliness: I’ve been lonely most of my life. I think most people are lonely. What can you…

Bette Midler On Alice Cooper:

Bette Midler On Alice Cooper: “Alice is so super keen. One of these days I’m gonna get him to twitch…

Bette Midler On Cher:

Bette Midler On Cher: “Cher can go on forever – her career is larger than God so far.” (2015)

Bette Midler On Making It In Show Business:

Bette Midler On Making It In Show Business: “Trust your talent. You don’t have to make a whore of yourself…

Bette Midler On Performing:

Bette Midler On Performing: “I’ve been performing so long, I just do what I feel like doing. I can’t second-guess…