How She Hid Her Pregnancy On Outrageous Fortune: “My trusty old, designed Bob Mackie pants, that I’ve been wearing since the beginning of time, literally, and an oversize cable-knit sweater that was eminently expandable.”

How She Hid Her Pregnancy On Outrageous Fortune: “My trusty old, designed Bob Mackie pants, that I’ve been wearing since…

On Her Swearing And Motherhood: “I hope to do less swearing in the future. I don’t think it’s good to raise children in that atmosphere. Who wants a foul-mouthed kid?

On Her Swearing And Motherhood: “I hope to do less swearing in the future. I don’t think it’s good to…

On Toning Down Her Broadness: “It’s hard for me. I’ve been a mugger all my life. You’ve got to reach that last row. ”

On Toning Down Her Broadness: “It’s hard for me. I’ve been a mugger all my life. You’ve got to reach…

On Jinxed: “I was not the prima donna that I was made out to be, that I was responsible and that I could do the work. I think people finally know what to offer me, what will suit me…

On Jinxed: “I was not the prima donna that I was made out to be, that I was responsible and…

On Being A Teenager: “I knew I was going to act. I wasn’t good at anything else in school. But I was good when I stood up and spoke in front of people. I did speech festivals, drama duets, and storytelling. ”

On Being A Teenager: “I knew I was going to act. I wasn’t good at anything else in school. But…

On Her Hopes For An Oscar Nom For The Rose: “I can’t even think of it. Besides, you know who I think is going to win? Miss Piggy!”

On Her Hopes For An Oscar Nom For The Rose: “I can’t even think of it. Besides, you know who…

On Barbra Streisand: “I think she’s prettier than me. Have you seen her in person? She is a very beautiful person, beautiful skin and hair. I’d never dump on Barbra Streisand. Never!”

On Barbra Streisand: “I think she’s prettier than me. Have you seen her in person? She is a very beautiful…

On Endorsing Political Candidates: “When stars take political stands, it’s really dumb. They’re so cavalier, Most of them really don’t have both sides of the stories.

On Endorsing Political Candidates: “When stars take political stands, it’s really dumb. They’re so cavalier, Most of them really don’t…

On Making More Movies After The Rose: “I think I’m going to start making a lot of albums and never make another film.”

On Making More Movies After The Rose: “I think I’m going to start making a lot of albums and never…

On The Rose: “Originally it was a fictionalized biography of Janis Joplin and I wasn’t interested. I didn’t think I could impersonate Janis, and I didn’t think there was anybody else around who could.

On The Rose: “Originally it was a fictionalized biography of Janis Joplin and I wasn’t interested. I didn’t think I…

On Songs For The New Depression: “Actually that album had some wonderful songs on it. It was a gentle, whimsical, rather than camp album.

On Songs For The New Depression: “Actually that album had some wonderful songs on it. It was a gentle, whimsical,…

On Songs For The New Depression: “When I got to the third album, I was in a pretty bad way. I was fairly depressed about the whole thing. I went off in a different direction. I think I’m back on the right track now.”

On Songs For The New Depression: “When I got to the third album, I was in a pretty bad way.…

On Thighs And Whispers: “It is pretty jolly. It’s got a good deal of disco music on it. The form lends itself to a lot of theatricality and big arrangements and Arif Mardin is a brilliant arranger.

On Thighs And Whispers: “It is pretty jolly. It’s got a good deal of disco music on it. The form…

On Becoming Her Own Manager After Aaron Russo: “It’s a lot of work, but I’m a workaholic. It’s great not having a manager. It might not always be. For the time being it is wonderful. When it isn’t pleasant any more I’ll find someone else.”

On Becoming Her Own Manager After Aaron Russo: “It’s a lot of work, but I’m a workaholic. It’s great not…

On Her Self: “I like being childlike. I don’t like being childish. One eventually has to take responsibility for one’s life, one’s career. That’s what I’m trying to do.”

On Her Self: “I like being childlike. I don’t like being childish. One eventually has to take responsibility for one’s…

Bette Midler On Her Songwriting: “My songs always come out off the wall. They’re rarely straight ahead love songs. They’re mostly whimsical, child-like songs. I guess that’s what my view of the world is. Innocent with a touch of dementia.

Bette Midler On Her Songwriting: “My songs always come out off the wall. They’re rarely straight ahead love songs. They’re…

Lily Tomlin On Whether There Were Feuds With Bette On The Set Of Big Business: “I’m very fond of Bette and I felt that we were very cute together. I thought that if we could be to the ultimate what we both are, it could be super.”

Lily Tomlin On Whether There Were Feuds With Bette On The Set Of Big Business: “I’m very fond of Bette…

Bette Midler On Playing Vegas: “They give you a lot of toys to play with. They give you the lifts and you can fly people in, you can fly them out. There’s all this wing space and hydraulics and stuff, and the dressing rooms are staggering.”

Bette Midler On Playing Vegas: “They give you a lot of toys to play with. They give you the lifts…

Divine Madness: “Welcome to another foul evening with the Divine Miss M!”

Divine Madness: “Welcome to another foul evening with the Divine Miss M!” (Beaver County Times ”“ Feb 24, 1980)

Bette Midler To The Audience At Divine Madness Filming While Sick: “I’m sorry, I have bronchitis. I feel very foggy. No, I’m not taking pills. Please be real humanitarian about this.”

Bette Midler To The Audience At Divine Madness Filming While Sick: “I’m sorry, I have bronchitis. I feel very foggy.…

Bette Midler On Putting Together Kiss My Brass: “The shows are fun, but the rehearsal is very, very tough. There are a lot ot elements, a lot of personalities. Only a couple of people have toured with me before.

Bette Midler On Putting Together Kiss My Brass: “The shows are fun, but the rehearsal is very, very tough. There…

Bette Midler On Her Career And Retiring: “How long is a career supposed to be? I’ve been at it for 35 years. When do you get to retire? I had promised myself that I would retire at 55.

Bette Midler On Her Career And Retiring: “How long is a career supposed to be? I’ve been at it for…

Bette Midler On The Real Bette Midler: “No, this is the real me. I am a very shy person. Despite what you’ve heard, I do not like to impose myself on people. I don’t like to elbow my way through a crowd.

Bette Midler On The Real Bette Midler: “No, this is the real me. I am a very shy person. Despite…

Bette On The Illusion People Have Of Her: “People are always surprised or disappointed to find out I’m not that person (outrageous, brassy, trashy). But I could never be that crazy…

Bette On The Illusion People Have Of Her: “People are always surprised or disappointed to find out I’m not that…

On Motherhood: “Every mother wants to be remembered and I want my daughter to remember me. I read to her and play with her every chance I get. She doesn’t like me to sing to her, but she loves it when I do pratfalls…

On Motherhood: “Every mother wants to be remembered and I want my daughter to remember me. I read to her…

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 Diva Las Vegas: “I was watching that show and saying to myself, ‘Hey, that girl’s good. She hasn’t lost it. It’s all still there.’

On Diva Las Vegas: “I was watching that show and saying to myself, ”˜Hey, that girl’s good. She hasn’t lost…

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.”

On The Success Of First Wive’s Club: “As for what that success meant to me, it was very nice. But…

On First Wive’s Club: “It was completely unexpected (the success of the movie). I never had a feeling while making it that it was going to be a hit. Nobody expected it to go through the roof. Now I’m the poster girl for divorce.”

On First Wive’s Club: “It was completely unexpected (the success of the movie). I never had a feeling while making…