On Motherhood: “Every mother wants to be remembered and I want my daughter to remember me. I read to her…
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On Her Stage Work As Opposed To Movies: “But on stage, I don’t have to bang heads together (like directors in Hollywood). Up there on stage it’s a complete expression of who I am. Every nut and bolt on the stage is mine…
On Her Stage Work As Opposed To Movies: “But on stage, I don’t have to bang heads together (like directors…
On Hollywood And Movies: “My take on the world is so peculiar and so odd that Hollywood writers and directors didn’t know what to do with me…
On Hollywood And Movies: “My take on the world is so peculiar and so odd that Hollywood writers and directors…
On The Success Of First Wive’s Club: “As for what that success meant to me, it was very nice. But it meant nothing in the long run. The good scripts still don’t come, and I still have a hard time finding a director.â€
On The Success Of First Wive’s Club: “As for what that success meant to me, it was very nice. But…
On Aaron Russo: “Looking back I should have never left Aaron Russo because he was the only person who knew me well enough to know how to use me in movies…
On Aaron Russo: “Looking back I should have never left Aaron Russo because he was the only person who knew…
On Regretting Her Choice To Become A Film Star: “When I tried to put my own spin on ‘Jinxed’ I was completely trashed as someone who didn’t know what she was doing. That was a terrible lesson to learn…
On Regretting Her Choice To Become A Film Star: “When I tried to put my own spin on ”˜Jinxed’ I…
On Reading Victorian Novels: “I must say they certainly were a sleazy lot. But they certainly could write. The women were terrific; the Brontes just slay me.â€
On Reading Victorian Novels: “I must say they certainly were a sleazy lot. But they certainly could write. The women…
On Kiss My Brass: “I always want a beautiful stage show. When I fell in love with the theater, I really fell in love with colored lights and glittery costumes…
On Kiss My Brass: “I always want a beautiful stage show. When I fell in love with the theater, I…
On Kiss My Brass: “I’m starting to think, ‘Enough already with the fishtails.’ At this stage of the game it’s a lot of work and too much hopping. Even getting into the tail is a major struggle.â€
On Kiss My Brass: “I’m starting to think, ”˜Enough already with the fishtails.’ At this stage of the game it’s…
Bette Midler, Vera Wang, and More Tell the Story of the Iconic Norma Kamali
Bette Midler, Vera Wang, and More Tell the Story of the Iconic Norma Kamali kristin-anderson-profile-pic JUNE 1, 2016 8:00 AM…
At The 1998 Ethel Merman Benefit On Broadway: “I SURE am glad that I am here for the Gay Men’s Health Crisis instead of down in Washington at the straight men’s health crisis…mental health, that is.â€
At The 1998 Ethel Merman Benefit On Broadway: “I SURE am glad that I am here for the Gay Men’s…
On Getting Rid Of Certain Songs And Characters In Her Act: “I was looking at a review of John Prine the other day and he’s singing the same songs that he sang when I first met him many years ago. I guess that’s basically what a career is…
On Getting Rid Of Certain Songs And Characters In Her Act: “I was looking at a review of John Prine…
On Entertaining The Masses: “I’ve tried to keep it cheerful and upbeat, and not so dark, The trend over the last 9 or 10 years has been toward so much darkness…
On Entertaining The Masses: “I’ve tried to keep it cheerful and upbeat, and not so dark, The trend over the…
On Trashiness In Show Biz: “Hey, wait a minute. I should talk, right? Who am I to throw stones.? I practically invented trashiness. You get to the point where you say, ‘The line has been definitely crossed now’. But I never meant to cross that lineâ€
On Trashiness In Show Biz: “Hey, wait a minute. I should talk, right? Who am I to throw stones.? I…
On That Old Feeling: “People want to make fun of people with money. Lily, the woman I play, is a movie star. These people are pretty rich. It’s fun to find the foibles of rich people. They are among the more ridiculous because they have things but still are just like everyone else.â€
On That Old Feeling: “People want to make fun of people with money. Lily, the woman I play, is a…
On First Wive’s Club: Yes. Yes. I will admit it. It was a big hit. I’ve had the depths and then I’ve had ‘First Wive’s Club. I knew it was a natural. There are a lot of angry women around and they were rooting for us. I’ve been saying for years, “What are we girls, but the waitresses for the banquet of life?’
On First Wive’s Club: Yes. Yes. I will admit it. It was a big hit. I’ve had the depths and…
BetteBack January 21, 1996: Who Was Texas Guinan? Bette Was To Play Her In A Movie
Orange Leader January 21, 1996 DALLAS (AP) – The announcement late last month tHat Bette Midler will play Texas Guinart…
Broadway.com Challenge! Rank Your Top 10 Favorite Roses in Gypsy (Let’s Make Bette Number One!)
The Broadway.com staff is crazy for Culturalist, the website that lets you choose and create your own top 10 lists.…
BETTE MIDLER COMPARES MITCH MCCONNELL TO INTESTINAL BLOCKAGE
If You Only News WHEN BETTE MIDLER COMPARES MITCH MCCONNELL TO INTESTINAL BLOCKAGE, TWITTER EXPLODES (TWEET) BY CHARLES TOPHER HUMOR,…
(On For The Boys): “I loved the music, so I felt the movie had a shot I felt strongly, too, about the idea of raising a child you’re absolutely crazy about, and to lose that child to a war you don’t understand as I do with my son in the film And I believed in the two characters (hers and Caan’s) â€
(On For The Boys): “I loved the music, so I felt the movie had a shot I felt strongly, too,…
A deceptively simple episode of Black-ish changes everything (Bette Midler was a sub-plot)
A.V. Club A deceptively simple episode of Black-ish changes everything By LaToya Ferguson@lafergs May 12, 2016 1:31 AM Until…
(On For The Boys): “I just have my fingers crossed. I do hope this attracts more than one kind of audience. I hope I get them in out of curiosity, because I know they’ll leave feeling more than satisfied. In fact, I think they’ll be thrilled.â€
(On For The Boys): “I just have my fingers crossed. I do hope this attracts more than one kind of…
Spring Picnic Welcomes Red Rooster & Sandra Bernhard
Spring Picnic Welcomes Red Rooster & Sandra Bernhard On June 1, 2016 NYRP will present its annual benefit, Spring Picnic…
Bette Midler’s fans warn her against Beyonce.
Hollywood Reporter Bette Midler‘s fans warn her against Beyonce. 5/6/2016 by Sarah Gidick The Divine With the Queen A photo…
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…