Mark Rydell On Bette Midler In The Rose: “In person Bette is quiet and introspective.

Mark Rydell On Bette Midler In The Rose: “In person Bette is quiet and introspective. As Rose she is a…

Director Mark Rydell On Bette Midler Getting Into Character Of The Rose: “There were some difficult moments.

Director Mark Rydell On Bette Midler Getting Into Character Of The Rose: “There were some difficult moments. I told Bette…

Director Mark Rydell On Bette Midler Getting Into Character Of The Rose: “There were some difficult moments.

Director Mark Rydell On Bette Midler Getting Into Character Of The Rose: “There were some difficult moments. I told Bette…

Bette Midler On Pop Music: “In the early days of rock and roll everybody was real.

Bette Midler On Pop Music: “In the early days of rock and roll everybody was real. But the bigger the…

Bette Midler On Pop Music: “You know what makes me the craziest?

Bette Midler On Pop Music: “You know what makes me the craziest? It’s the homogenization in the record industry today.…

Bette Midler On Jinxed: “I wanted to make the best movie I could.

Bette Midler On Jinxed: “I wanted to make the best movie I could. It’s hard to be dignified when one…

Bette Midler On Jinxed: “I never knew it got so ugly.

Bette Midler On Jinxed: “I never knew it got so ugly. I never knew it got down to such mudslinging.…

Bette Midler On Her Husband Martin:

Bette Midler On Her Husband Martin: My husband, he’s something. Did you see that HBO special with him? He did…

Bette Midler On Movies She’d Like To Make: Well, I’d like to do something where I get the guy. I’d like to have a sexy part before my legs go.

Bette Midler On Movies She’d Like To Make: Well, I’d like to do something where I get the guy. I’d…

Bette Midler On Director Garry Marshall In Beaches: “I was very happy to play a character that was real and not a cartoon character.

Bette Midler On Director Garry Marshall In Beaches: “I was very happy to play a character that was real and…

Bette Midler On Her Character CC Bloom: “Actually, CC Bloom is an amalgam of a lot of people who have trod the boards, so to speak.

Bette Midler On Her Character CC Bloom: “Actually, CC Bloom is an amalgam of a lot of people who have…

On Musicals: “The musical is valuable and well-crafted.

On Musicals: “The musical is valuable and well-crafted. I feel bad the whole nation doesn’t celebrate this tradiion more often.…

On Her Johnny Carson Farewell Appearance: “It was probably the happiest night of my whole life, completely enchanting.

On Her Johnny Carson Farewell Appearance: “It was probably the happiest night of my whole life, completely enchanting. I did…

On Not Wanting Sophie To Go Into Show Biz: “I think it’s a very hard life, especially if you’re not in the big, big, big, big, big time.

On Not Wanting Sophie To Go Into Show Biz: “I think it’s a very hard life, especially if you’re not…

On Being Intimidated By Ethel Merman’s Gypsy: “What could I do?

On Being Intimidated By Ethel Merman’s Gypsy: “What could I do? I did the best I could and had fun…

On Following The Footsteps Of Ethel Merman And Others In Gypsy: “We all have shadows. “On this show, we have the shoes of the giants.

On Following The Footsteps Of Ethel Merman And Others In Gypsy: “We all have shadows. “On this show, we have…

On Gypsy: “There are some shows that are just better than all of the others.

On Gypsy: “There are some shows that are just better than all of the others. There’s ‘Gypsy,’ there’s ‘South Pacific,’…

On Gypsy “Of all the musical comedies I’ve ever known, it’s the one I have the most affection for, because I love the score.

On Gypsy “Of all the musical comedies I’ve ever known, it’s the one I have the most affection for, because…

There is no square inch of my body that doesn’t require intense maintenance

“There is no square inch of my body that doesn’t require intense maintenance. And it’s a bloody bore. But it’s…

On Singing: “It’s much harder than acting. Recording is just torture.

On Singing: “It’s much harder than acting. Recording is just torture. You obsess over every note and every track and…

On The People In The Hollywood Industry: “Everybody {in the industry} is having a rough time because the people in charge are not so sure what stories they want to tell and they don’t really know anything about stories.

On The People In The Hollywood Industry: “Everybody {in the industry} is having a rough time because the people in…

On Pretty Woman: “Pretty Woman” stars Julia Roberts and Richard Gere and they “were utterly adorable together, but that wasn’t romance. That was a fantasy.

On Pretty Woman: “Pretty Woman” stars Julia Roberts and Richard Gere and they “were utterly adorable together, but that wasn’t…

On Romance Movies: “Anyway, I don’t like to do romance. I’m interested in things that are bigger than romance.

On Romance Movies: “Anyway, I don’t like to do romance. I’m interested in things that are bigger than romance. I…

On For The Boys: “It was a wonderful picture, I had a wonderful time making it.

On For The Boys: “It was a wonderful picture, I had a wonderful time making it. I worked as hard…

On For The Boys: “Well, I did sing and dance again. That was a real thrill for me because we worked with the most wonderful arrangers on this music

On For The Boys: “Well, I did sing and dance again. That was a real thrill for me because we…

On AIDS Circa 1991: “I think it’s a wonderful thing that Magic Johnson came out and said what he had to say.

On AIDS Circa 1991: “I think it’s a wonderful thing that Magic Johnson came out and said what he had…

On Women in general: I think women are just the greatest creatures

On Women in general: I think women are just the greatest creatures. “They instinctively understand everything. They know their role,…

On the meaning of “For The Boys” to her:“The movie is really an examination of the way men feel about war and the way women feel about war.

On the meaning of “For The Boys” to her:“The movie is really an examination of the way men feel about…

On trying to have another baby at 46: “Yes, another baby at my age!

On trying to have another baby at 46: “Yes, another baby at my age! Oh, if I can do it…

I want Sophie digging in the yard. I want my child to love the earth, to be able to call the birds if she wants to.

“I want Sophie digging in the yard. I want my child to love the earth, to be able to call…