On Rosalind Russell being awful in Gypsy: “I don’t think anything Rosalind Russell ever did could be awful!

On Rosalind Russell being awful in Gypsy: “I don’t think anything Rosalind Russell ever did could be awful! I adored…

Michael Kors On Dressing Bette Midler

Allure Michael Kors On Dressing Bette Midler BY PHILLIP PICARDI SEPTEMBER 22, 2017 Then, my whole life, I’ve always been…

On Disney: Â “They’ve been very kind to me.

On Disney: Â “They’ve been very kind to me. But it’s very hard to get work done there. It’s very…

On Disney homogenizing her:

On Disney homogenizing her:“Well, I don’t think they intended that to happen,” Midler says, “but I think they just couldn’t…

Sophie on her mom’s Tony acceptance speech

Sophie on her mom’s Tony acceptance speech: “First of all, I just love that she turned the entire thing into…

Bette Midler Accepting Her 2017 Tony For Best Actress:

Bette Midler Accepting Her 2017 Tony For Best Actress: “Revival is an interesting word,” she continued about the show, which…

Bette Midler Accepting Her 2017 Tony For Best Actress As The Music Tried To Play Her Off The Stage: “Shut that crap off!”

Bette Midler Accepting Her 2017 Tony For Best Actress As The Music Tried To Play Her Off The Stage: “Shut…

Bette Midler Accepting Her 2017 Tony For Best Actress

Bette Midler Accepting Her 2017 Tony For Best Actress: “I hope I don’t cry,” Midler said, before proceeding to give…

Bette Midler Accepting Her Drama League Award For Distinguished Musical Career On The Stage:

Bette Midler Accepting Her Drama League Award For Distinguished Musical Career On The Stage: “I’ll add it to my mantelpiece,…

Bette Midler Accepting Her Outer Critics Circle Award: “But you know what? Once I jumped into the pool, it was pretty good.

Bette Midler Accepting Her Outer Critics Circle Award: “But you know what? Once I jumped into the pool, it was…

Bette Midler Accepting Her Outer Critics Circle Award: “I want to give a shout out to Jerry Zaks, our director, our choreographer, Warren Carlyle, who is absolutely brilliant.

Bette Midler Accepting Her Outer Critics Circle Award: “I want to give a shout out to Jerry Zaks, our director,…

1991 Bette Midler – For The Boys – Entertainment Tonight

Bette Midler Accepting Her Outer Critics Circle Award: “Oh, boy! This is the hardest job I’ve ever had in my whole life—not just accepting the award but this is for a few people on Broadway.

Bette Midler Accepting Her Outer Critics Circle Award: “Oh, boy! This is the hardest job I’ve ever had in my…

Bette Midler Accepting Her Outer Critics Circle Award: “Thank you to the Outer Critics Circle, you magnificent people,” she gushed.

Bette Midler Accepting Her Outer Critics Circle Award: “Thank you to the Outer Critics Circle, you magnificent people,” she gushed.…

On Experience The Divine Tour: The tour is called “Experience the Divine” but, snaps Midler,

On Experience The Divine Tour: The tour is called “Experience the Divine” but, snaps Midler, “it’ll probably be called `Experience…

On Experience The Divine Tour: “I haven’t been in the Bette Midler business for the past 10 years: I’ve been in the Touchstone film business, pretty much.”

On Experience The Divine Tour: “I haven’t been in the Bette Midler business for the past 10 years: I’ve been…

(Playing an 80 year old in For The Boys frightened Bette): “I’d never done it like Dustin Hoffman did in “Little Big Man” and Keir Dullea in “2001”

(Playing an 80 year old in For The Boys frightened Bette): “I’d never done it like Dustin Hoffman did in…

(On For The Boys): “I loved the music, so I felt the movie had a shot

(On For The Boys): “I loved the music, so I felt the movie had a shot I felt strongly, too,…

(On finding good original material for movies): People these days cannot write from scratch. They can adapt a novel or a play.

(On finding good original material for movies): People these days cannot write from scratch. They can adapt a novel or…

We don’t care about our children at all. We let them run around with no discipline. We let them park their carcasses in front of the television. We don’t teach them to read. Well that’s not what I want for my child.

We don’t care about our children at all. We let them run around with no discipline. We let them park…

I’m pretty much what you see on stage. People know that I read, that I’m interested in the world, in the environment, in human emotion. A

I’m pretty much what you see on stage. People know that I read, that I’m interested in the world, in…

The biggest misconception people have about me is that I’m seven feet tall (1991)

The biggest misconception people have about me is that I’m seven feet tall (1991) – Bette Midler

(On For The Boys): I just have my fingers crossed. I do hope this attracts more than one kind of audience.

(On For The Boys): I just have my fingers crossed. I do hope this attracts more than one kind of…

(When you were growing up, did you ever steal anything?) “I had no money. I had absolutely nothing. I got a quarter a week for allowance.

(When you were growing up, did you ever steal anything?) “I had no money. I had absolutely nothing. I got…

(Has Martin ever shocked you) “I was shocked when I saw tapes of his performances.

(Has Martin ever shocked you) “I was shocked when I saw tapes of his performances. I was pretty stunned. But…

(On why she won’t talk about Madonna) “I can’t talk about Madonna. I have nothing to say about Madonna.

(On why she won’t talk about Madonna) “I can’t talk about Madonna. I have nothing to say about Madonna. I…

(On working with two funny women– Lily Tomlin in Big Business and Shelley Long in Outrageous Fortune.) “Well, Lily is really a perfectionist. I kept saying, “Lily, this is the Midler School of Mugging, you just have to mug your way through this.

(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 Woody Allen and maybe starring in one of his films) “Well, you know, he never calls, he never writes … I dropped a few hints, but I don’t know.

(On Woody Allen and maybe starring in one of his films) “Well, you know, he never calls, he never writes…

(On dyeing your eyelashes) “I do. I like to dye my eyelashes.

(On dyeing your eyelashes) “I do. I like to dye my eyelashes. But I wouldn’t recommend it unless you have…