“We have compost heaps scattered around our teeny weeny little Green Acres. I am a compost maven. I have this…
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“I’m a girdle girl!” (The Washington Post, 1991) – Bette Midler
“I’m a girdle girl!” (The Washington Post, 1991) – Bette Midler
I haven’t had the opportunity in a long time to really show how bad my taste can be.
“I haven’t had the opportunity in a long time to really show how bad my taste can be. Everybody’s stolen…
(On The First Wive’s Club Sequel): “People love to jump to conclusions.
(On The First Wive’s Club Sequel): “People love to jump to conclusions. I’ve been at it so long I never…
(On movie scripts): “The truth is that the movie scripts are really hard to come by.
(On movie scripts): “The truth is that the movie scripts are really hard to come by. When you do get…
(On her VH1 Behind The Music Documentary):
(On her VH1 Behind The Music Documentary): “I was very embarrassed that there was very little scandal; there was no…
On Her Album Sales: “Oh yes, I’ve had (big hits). But I haven’t sold records like a lot of these women, like Madonna, for instance.
On Her Album Sales: “Oh yes, I’ve had (big hits). But I haven’t sold records like a lot of these…
(On her album sales): “I don’t have that much success in records.
(On her album sales): “I don’t have that much success in records. My records have always been very, very, very…
(On Martin directing her for “My One True Friend”): “ God, it was fabulous.
(On Martin directing her for “My One True Friend”): “ God, it was fabulous. He said, “I’m going to make…
Midler on the word “Diva”: “You know, I popularized that word diva.
Midler on the word “Diva”: “You know, I popularized that word diva. But I think that term is misused now.…
When I came on the scene in 1972,1 think people wanted a hearty, fuller, robust character like myself
“When I came on the scene in 1972,1 think people wanted a hearty, fuller, robust character like myself, because it…
On talk of an Oscar nomination for “For The Boys”: “We’ll see. Who the hell knows? I mean, I think I should have been nominated for ‘Beaches.’
On talk of an Oscar nomination for “For The Boys”: “We’ll see. Who the hell knows? I mean, I think…
On playing Dixie Leonard In “For The Boys: “This character is the most exciting I’ve ever played.
On playing Dixie Leonard In “For The Boys: “This character is the most exciting I’ve ever played. She sings, she…
On Acting: “For me, there are no challenges as far as acting is concerned.
On Acting: “For me, there are no challenges as far as acting is concerned. I just get up in the…
Everything passes and everything changes
“Everything passes and everything changes. My thing is to encourage people to be interested in more than just what they…
Midler on Radio’s Limited Sound:“But I have to say I’m not all that crazy about what’s going on in the pop world today.
Midler on Radio’s Limited Sound:“But I have to say I’m not all that crazy about what’s going on in the…
Bette Midler on how she used to hate singing: “It used to be torture. I am completely different. I like to sing now.
Bette Midler on how she used to hate singing: “It used to be torture. I am completely different. I like…
Midler on playing characters: “Those kinds of characters that are larger than life — driven, overbearing — those kinds of characters don’t come along very often.
Midler on playing characters: “Those kinds of characters that are larger than life — driven, overbearing — those kinds of…
On what she expects from Experience The Divine: “I hope nothing happens to me. I don’t want to get thrown out of my wheelchair.
On what she expects from Experience The Divine: “I hope nothing happens to me. I don’t want to get thrown…
Bette Midler Backstage at Hello Dolly with former Harlette Kamilah Marshall
Bette Midler Backstage at Hello Dolly with former Harlette Kamilah Marshall
But Bette, Rosalind Russell WAS awful in Gypsy:“Oh. Well, I was just rising to the occasion because I’m really a Roz Russell fan.
But Bette, Rosalind Russell WAS awful in Gypsy:“Oh. Well, I was just rising to the occasion because I’m really a…