(On For The Boys): “I just have my fingers crossed. I do hope this attracts more than one kind of…
Category: Quotes
(Has Martin ever shocked you) “I was shocked when I saw tapes of his performances. I was pretty stunned. But in real life, now, he’s at film school, at AFI, directing.â€
(Has Martin ever shocked you) “I was shocked when I saw tapes of his performances. I was pretty stunned. But…
(On Mark Rydell calling her obsessive and compulsive about making things better) “He called me obsessive and compulsive? I’m not obsessive or compulsive…
(On Mark Rydell calling her obsessive and compulsive about making things better) “He called me obsessive and compulsive? I’m not…
(On working with two funny women– Lily Tomlin in Big Business and Shelley Long in Outrageous Fortune.) “Well, Lily is really a perfectionist…
(On working with two funny women”“ Lily Tomlin in Big Business and Shelley Long in Outrageous Fortune.) “Well, Lily is…
(On how difficult it is to get good movie material) “Two words: Im Possible. Very, very hard. A struggle of life and death. A bore…
(On how difficult it is to get good movie material) “Two words: Im Possible. Very, very hard. A struggle of…
(On The Divine Miss M character) “She’s just a character. I didn’t bury her. I love that character. That’s the only character that I ever made up by myself. I made her up out of whole cloth…
(On The Divine Miss M character) “She’s just a character. I didn’t bury her. I love that character. That’s the…
(On what she does with her money) “Not a goddamn thing. I don’t do anything with it. I give a lot of it away. I like charity. I like gardens. And travel…
(On what she does with her money) “Not a goddamn thing. I don’t do anything with it. I give a…
(On being a director) “To tell you the truth, I’m no dummy. Directing is just a bitch. And it’s years out of your life.
(On being a director) “To tell you the truth, I’m no dummy. Directing is just a bitch. And it’s years…
(On being a producer) “It doesn’t pay for me. There’s no money in it. No money. Not that I care about the money, but I do have a huge overhead and you mustn’t let your overhead own you…
(On being a producer) “It doesn’t pay for me. There’s no money in it. No money. Not that I care…
On Sally Field) “She’s very smart. She’s doing exactly what she wants to do. It took her a minute to figure out how the business has changed, because it changed right out from under her, when nobody was looking…
On Sally Field) “She’s very smart. She’s doing exactly what she wants to do. It took her a minute to…
(On whether she’d rather sing or act) “Singing. No question. I’d much rather sing. I have to work on my singing. Singing is hard for me. Comedy is easy. Acting is really easy.â€
(On whether she’d rather sing or act) “Singing. No question. I’d much rather sing. I have to work on my…
(On her being honored by AIDS Project Los Angeles) “I did something. And I’m proud of myself that I didn’t run screaming for the hills like some people did. And fuck ’em, I say.â€
(On her being honored by AIDS Project Los Angeles) “I did something. And I’m proud of myself that I didn’t…
Midler on a successful marriage: “Don’t diminish each other. Don’t make each other less. Don’t try to make each other wrong all the time…
Midler on a successful marriage: “Don’t diminish each other. Don’t make each other less. Don’t try to make each other…
Midler on the secrets to a successful marriage: “I think the secret is giving each other a lot of lead and a lot of room and not being in each other’s faces all the time.â€
Midler on the secrets to a successful marriage: “I think the secret is giving each other a lot of lead…
I think that people should never stop working no matter how old they are. I think there should be no such thing as retirement…
“I think that people should never stop working no matter how old they are. I think there should be no…
You know, I like people to make me laugh. It’s the only way to survive. The whole thing, after all, is one big joke…
“You know, I like people to make me laugh. It’s the only way to survive. The whole thing, after all,…
The work means too much to me. You know, the construction of the performance, and the timing, and the way it looks, and the way it sounds, and all that stuff…
“The work means too much to me. You know, the construction of the performance, and the timing, and the way…
I consider myself a New Yorker. I’ve had a lot of good times in New York, and I’ve had a lot of success…
“I consider myself a New Yorker. I’ve had a lot of good times in New York, and I’ve had a…
A lot of people say that my life is wasted on me because I could be a bigger asshole than I am, but I’ve chosen not to be…
“A lot of people say that my life is wasted on me because I could be a bigger asshole than…
I’d make a wonderful Lady Macbeth. I’ll wear a pair of platform shoes or something…
“I’d make a wonderful Lady Macbeth. I’ll wear a pair of platform shoes or something.” ”•Bette Midler
Group conformity scares the pants off me because it’s so often a prelude to cruelty towards anyone who doesn’t want to – or can’t – join the Big Parade.
“Group conformity scares the pants off me because it’s so often a prelude to cruelty towards anyone who doesn’t want…
The only thing Madonna will ever do like a virgin is give birth in a stable…
“The only thing Madonna will ever do like a virgin is give birth in a stable.” – ”•Bette Midler (Source/Notes:…
Don’t I look fabulous? I’m a triumph of science and fiction…
[observation, 2015] “Don’t I look fabulous? I’m a triumph of science and fiction.”