On The Decadence Trend In The 70’s: “Oh everyone is obsessed with decadence at the moment, because decadence is the…
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Midler on Radio’s Limited Sound
Midler on Radio’s Limited Sound: “But I have to say I’m not all that crazy about what’s going on in…
Midler on Music In General
Midler on Music In General: “There’s nothing I really don’t like,” she said. “I see value in all kinds of…
Midler on playing characters:
Midler on playing characters: “Those kinds of characters that are larger than life — driven, overbearing — those kinds of…
“If you want something done, you’d better do it yourself
“If you want something done, you’d better do it yourself — or ask another woman to do it.” —Bette Midler
On The Origin Of “All Girls Productions
On The Origin Of “All Girls Productions:” “We were there in the conference room, and we were all girls..We kind…
On All The Magazine Articles About Her In 1973
On All The Magazine Articles About Her In 1973: “All these articles? I ignore them. It just goes in one…
On Aging: “Do I like getting older?
On Aging: “Do I like getting older? You know, I fight it tooth and nail, I really do. Oh yeah.…
“I’m a VERY opinionated young lady.
“I’m a VERY opinionated young lady. I have my opinions about things. And mine are the only correct ones. DIG?”…
Bette Midler On Making The Rose
Bette Midler On Making The Rose: “There are things I could have done better in the film, but it is…
Bette Midler On How Entertaining Made Her Popular In High School
Bette Midler On How Entertaining Made Her Popular In High School: “After that (performing in fifth grade) I was elected…
Bette Midler On Discovering Acting: In Her Sophmore Year In High School:
Bette Midler On Discovering Acting: In Her Sophmore Year In High School: “I discovered I could act for a lot…
Bette Midler On Discovering Acting
Bette Midler On Discovering Acting: In Her Sophmore Year In High School: “I discovered I could act for a lot…
Bette Midler On Her Father Fred Midler
Bette Midler On Her Father Fred Midler: “He went out in ’37, during the Great Depression, which we never stopped…
Bette Midler On Her Gay Audiences: “I still have a real strong gay following.
Bette Midler On Her Gay Audiences: “I still have a real strong gay following. I love them. They are loyal.” …
Bette Midler On Her Audiences: “My audience is pretty broad now.
Bette Midler On Her Audiences: “My audience is pretty broad now. All ages, sexes. Old people think of me as…
What Bette Midler Attributes to The Appeal Of Her Low Rent Humor
What Bette Midler Attributes to The Appeal Of Her Low Rent Humor: “Just youthful high spirits. my dear! Lewd can…
Bette Midler On Her Lewdness In Her Act And In The Rose
Bette Midler On Her Lewdness In Her Act And In The Rose: “I’m much lewder in my real act than…
Why Bette Midler Wants To Do A Concert Movie After The Rose
Why Bette Midler Wants To Do A Concert Movie After The Rose: “I love to sing. And I think people…
Bette Midler On Singing No Frills Rock N’ Roll
Bette Midler On Singing No Frills Rock N’ Roll: “I’ve always sung some. Not a great deal of it. I…
Bette Midler on Past Drug Use
Bette Midler on Past Drug Use: “Drugs? I have a paranoid thing about them. I go to that black place…
Bette Midler On Biting While Drinking
Bette Midler On Biting While Drinking: “It’s really embarrassing when people see me and I’m looped. I bite people. Not…
Bette Midler On The Rose Character: “There’s a lot of me in that character. I found myself and brought myself.
Bette Midler On The Rose Character: “There’s a lot of me in that character. I found myself and brought myself.…
Bette Midler On The Rose
Bette Midler On The Rose: “It goes along with the martyrs. All the martyrs from Billie Holiday to Judy Garland.…
Bette Midler giving the silent finger to someone at the Beast Of Burden premiere in 1984
Bette Midler giving the silent finger to someone at the Beast Of Burden premiere in 1984
Bette Midler On The Rose
Bette Midler On The Rose: “It goes along with the martyrs. All the martyrs from Billie Holiday to Judy Garland.…
To The Audience At Experience The Divine
To The Audience At Experience The Divine: Hi, How-are-ya doin’ How’ve you been the last 10 years? Time flies when…
To The Audience At Experience The Divine
To The Audience At Experience The Divine: “ It’s nice to see the trash out tonight. (New Castle News Weekend,…
Director Mark Rydell On Seeing Bette Perform Superstar On The Burt Bacharach Special
Director Mark Rydell On Seeing Bette Perform Superstar On The Burt Bacharach Special: “I realized then that she was tremendously…
Director Mark Rydell On Bette Midler; “She is savagely honest.
Director Mark Rydell On Bette Midler; “She is savagely honest. She has a built-in phony detector and it is working…