Bette Midler On Aaron Russo:

On Aaron Russo: “Looking back I should have never left Aaron Russo because he was the only person who knew…

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)

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 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 Adopting New Personas: “Even today, I love slipping into a new persona as much as I love slipping into a new Halston one of a kind. It’s much cheaper, and far more dramatic.”

On Adopting New Personas: “Even today, I love slipping into a new persona as much as I love slipping into…

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.”

On Reading Victorian Novels: “I must say they certainly were a sleazy lot. But they certainly could write. The women…