I’ve always said that people have unrealistic expectations.
BETTE MIDLERMe, I’m just a hack. I’m just a schlep-per. I just do what I can do.
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Marriage is such hard work. And it’s full of rage and real human drama.
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Unfortunately, every time there’s a budget crunch in New York, the Parks Department is usually the first to be cut. So they need all the help they can get.
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When the movies first started, audiences were dumbstruck to see actresses walking around in evening gowns. They’d never seen anything like that. They wanted to be like those actors and actresses, so the movies informed their behavior.
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If someone were to say seriously, “I’m divine,” she’d have to be locked up. There are lots of people in mental institutions going around saying “I’m God.” But because I’m funny about it, they haven’t locked me up yet. And I don’t give myself airs, either.
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I try not to drink too much because when I’m drunk, I bite.
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I sold my soul to rock ‘n’ roll.
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Everyone goes through their winters and springs, and their summers and autumns.
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The [film] industry is an ecosystem that’s sick.
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I bear no grudges. I have a mind that retains nothing.
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People have an obligation to live up to their potential.
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I made a lot of people laugh, made a lot of people cry in a good way, brought a lot of joy to people, picked up a lot of garbage. And in all those years, I saw a lot. I went to foreign lands. I met interesting people. And I got it!
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It’s important that you all agree on what the parameters are and what you can accomplish – and not get pissed off or beat yourself up for what you can’t accomplish.
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You can feel compassion for others without feeling victimized yourself.
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If they [at the audition] don’t like the way you sound they won’t buy you anyway, ripped dress or no ripped dress, ass hanging out or no ass hanging out.
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Just because people don’t meet you doesn’t mean they’re not out there breaking their asses trying to get around.
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