Bette Midler On What She Needed To Become A Singer:

Bette Midler On What She Needed To Become A Singer: “I had a girlfriend, Marta Heflin. She was in ”˜Fiddler’…

Bette Midler On Her Try Outs For Fiddler:

Bette Midler On Her Try Outs For Fiddler: “First they said I was too Jewish, then they said I’m not…

Bette Midler On Her First New York Home:

Bette Midler On Her First New York Home: “There was a hole in my bed and I was always falling…

Bette Midler On Being Brought Up Self Sufficient:

Bette Midler On Being Brought Up Self Sufficient: “That’s why coming to New York was so easy for me. I…

Bette Midler On Being Brought Up Self Sufficient:

Bette Midler On Being Brought Up Self Sufficient: “I was never taught that little girls should be soft and passive.…

Bette Midler On Her Antitdote For Sadness Circa The Seventies: “I love Teresa Brewer. Actually, ‘Wheel of Fortune’ was instrumental in setting me in my path.

Bette Midler On Her Antitdote For Sadness Circa The Seventies: “I love Teresa Brewer. Actually, ”˜Wheel of Fortune’ was instrumental…

Bette Midler On The Seventies: “The Seventies is a time for re-evaluation. Everybody is coming out of the fabulous Sixties and they’re just exhausted. Most people are sad and they don’t know why.”

Bette Midler On The Seventies: “The Seventies is a time for re-evaluation. Everybody is coming out of the fabulous Sixties…

Bette Midler On The Andrews Sisters: “Those girls were so together they could raise their eyebrows in unison,”

Bette Midler On The Andrews Sisters: “Those girls were so together they could raise their eyebrows in unison,” (The National…

On What Bette Midler Wants To Accomplish: “I want to do it all. Everything.” She flings her arms wide at the TV camera in her best doomed grand dame voice, “I want to live fast, die hard, live hard, die young, leave a brilliant memory.”

On What Bette Midler Wants To Accomplish: “I want to do it all. Everything.” She flings her arms wide at…

Bette Midler On Being Just A Fad: “I’m not a freaky fad,” she says angrily. “What I do may be, but I’m not. If this doesn’t go, I’ll just find something else. I have stories to tell, characters I have to be. I’m not afraid…

Bette Midler On Being Just A Fad: “I’m not a freaky fad,” she says angrily. “What I do may be,…

On What Bette Midler Would Like Out Of Stardom: “I would like to be loved the way Charlie Chaplin was loved.”

On What Bette Midler Would Like Out Of Stardom: “I would like to be loved the way Charlie Chaplin was…

Bette Midler On Seeing The “Theater Of The Ridiculousness”: “I remember one girl came out as Waterfront Woman – you know, from the Josef von Sternberg movies, all in shadows except the face? His women were so mysterious, always getting on boats or disappearing on docks into the fog…

Bette Midler On Seeing The “Theater Of The Ridiculousness”: “I remember one girl came out as Waterfront Woman ”“ you…

Bette Midler On Growing Up In Hawaii: “Here I was, white, in this Samoan neighborhood, always different, terrified of physical violence, made to feel afraid, unattractive. But I used to wander the old red light district…

Bette Midler On Growing Up In Hawaii: “Here I was, white, in this Samoan neighborhood, always different, terrified of physical…

Bette Midler On Lonliness: “I’ve been lonely most of my life. I think most people are lonely. What can you do about it? I sing about it. And it’s not over either – it’s not over till you die…”

Bette Midler On Lonliness: “I’ve been lonely most of my life. I think most people are lonely. What can you…

Bette Midler On Alice Cooper: “Alice is so super keen. One of these days I’m gonna get him to twitch my knockers.”

Bette Midler On Alice Cooper: “Alice is so super keen. One of these days I’m gonna get him to twitch…

Bette Midler On Cher: “Cher can go on forever—her career is larger than God so far,”

Bette Midler On Cher: “Cher can go on forever–her career is larger than God so far,” (2015)

Bette Midler On Making It In Show Business: “Trust your talent. You don’t have to make a whore of yourself to get ahead. You really don’t.”

Bette Midler On Making It In Show Business: “Trust your talent. You don’t have to make a whore of yourself…

Bette Midler On Diva Las Vegas: “This show had me pretty winded, and I was surprised. I thought I had more stamina than that, but I had to build up to it. It really does take the vinegar out of you.”

Bette Midler On Diva Las Vegas: “This show had me pretty winded, and I was surprised. I thought I had…

Bette Midler On Hollywood’s Emphasis On Youth And Beauty: “The movies are guilty of this as well. That’s why I don’t go to many films anymore.

Bette Midler On Hollywood’s Emphasis On Youth And Beauty: “The movies are guilty of this as well. That’s why I…

Bette Midler On Society: “There’s too much emphasis on youth and beauty today, she maintains. What else is there – there’s youth, beauty, drugs and sex. The truth is there’s the real world and the world the media project on to the real world, which is not the real world…

Bette Midler On Society: “There’s too much emphasis on youth and beauty today, she maintains. What else is there ”“…

Bette Midler On Movies: “I would have liked to have made a really great picture. The last picture that really told me something about the human condition was maybe `The Godfather’, ” she says. I also liked `The Birdcage’, it was sweet.”

Bette Midler On Movies: “I would have liked to have made a really great picture. The last picture that really…

Bette Midler On Marruage And Divorce: “You know what I think, too many people have unrealistic expectations about life and marriage is a tough road…

Bette Midler On Marruage And Divorce: “You know what I think, too many people have unrealistic expectations about life and…

Bette Midler On Doing Another Tour Post Experience The Divine: “I may or may not go on tour. I’d like to put something together that’s a little bit smaller so I can get to Europe.

Bette Midler On Doing Another Tour Post Experience The Divine: “I may or may not go on tour. I’d like…

Bette Midler On Her Marriage To Martin von Haselberg: “My marriage is going along like a marriage. It’s a marriage. We’re not a revengeful couple. We’re actually rather civil to each other, we’re very decent…

Bette Midler On Her Marriage To Martin von Haselberg: “My marriage is going along like a marriage. It’s a marriage.…

Bette Midler On Her Sassy, Brassy Image: “I just play angry women very well. I personally don’t have anything to be angry about, I’m really a very happy woman.”

Bette Midler On Her Sassy, Brassy Image: “I just play angry women very well. I personally don’t have anything to…

Bette Midler On Her First Wive’s Club Co-Stars: “We had a good time, I can tell you! Diane, Goldie and I turned 50 within the same month.

Bette Midler On Her First Wive’s Club Co-Stars: “We had a good time, I can tell you! Diane, Goldie and…

Bette Midler On Getting Revenge: “When I was young I caught my boyfriend in flagrante delicto. “I was in a Jaguar, like a tank, and he had his mother’s car…

Bette Midler On Getting Revenge: “When I was young I caught my boyfriend in flagrante delicto. “I was in a…

“I remember when the skies were clean and sex was dirty. Now the skies are dirty and sex is clean. You have to wear gloves and a Hefty bag.”

“I remember when the skies were clean and sex was dirty. Now the skies are dirty and sex is clean.…