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You know, I wanted to leave you with the memory of the good beneath the gaudy, the saint beneath the paint, the pure little soul that lurks beneath this lurid exterior… but then again I figured: Fuck’EM IF THEY CAN’T TAKE A JOKE!

“You know, I wanted to leave you with the memory of the good beneath the gaudy, the saint beneath the…

You know, I like people to make me laugh.

You know, I like people to make me laugh. It’s the only way to survive. The whole thing, after all,…

Bette Midler: “Underneath all this drag I’m really a librarian, you know.”

Bette Midler: “Underneath all this drag I’m really a librarian, you know.” — (Midler, quoted in “Halliwell’s Filmgoer’s Companion”, 9th…

Bette Midler On Moving Past For The Boys To Hocus Pocus:

Bette Midler On Moving Past For The Boys To Hocus Pocus: “I’m not disappointed anymore. Because, you know, I saw…

Bette Midler On A Vision She Had While Playing Red Rocks In Denver:

Bette Midler On A Vision She Had While Playing Red Rocks In Denver: “I had a real trauma on this…

Bette Midler To Johnny Carson About Only One Parent Coming To See Her Homecoming Show:

Bette Midler To Johnny Carson About Only One Parent Coming To See Her Homecoming Show: “NO, one parent was there.…

You know, a lot of people tell me I was their role model when they were in college, and that makes me feel fabulous. Maybe it’s because of my straight talk and that, despite what has happened, I lived through it. Sure, things have been rough, and I wouldn’t want to live through them again…

You know, a lot of people tell me I was their role model when they were in college, and that…

(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. I thought he liked me. I thought he enjoyed it.

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

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,…

You know, I like people to make me laugh…

You know, I like people to make me laugh. It’s the only way to survive. The whole thing, after all,…