[On Helen Reddy:] She ought to be arrested for loitering in front of an orchestra.
BETTE MIDLERPreviously, the jokes were more related to current issues, political. Today people make about each other either funny or about people like Kim Kardashian. It’s brutal. Everything is so much vielschmutziger.
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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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I’ve always said we got married because there was nothing on TV.
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If I don’t feel right about what I’m in, I don’t feel right about anything.
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There’s the media-driven universe, in which the public perceives you in a superficial way. Then there’s the universe that you actually inhabit, where you have to get up even if you didn’t sleep so well, and you feel like crap and your face is swollen.
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I hope to keep entertaining in some way until I can’t physically entertain any longer. It’s what I was born to do, and I love this profession.
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Sold my soul. Bought these devil chains.
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I had no idea of being a star, all I knew was that I wanted to be a great actress, I wanted to work as an actress. So I thought the way I would be a great actress was to sing and dance first.
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I’m mad about God! That’s why I’m divine.
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That’s our mission: to clean and green New York City – one block at a time.
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I married a German. Every night I dress up as Poland and he invades me.
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You can feel compassion for others without feeling victimized yourself.
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We are all part of the ecosystem.
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If you’re passionate about something, then you should pick up your flag and run with it.
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Make sure your life is a rare entertainment! It doesn’t take anything drastic. You needn’t be gorgeous or wealthy or smart, just very enthusiastic!
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From the age of 14 until I was 50, I just got on a treadmill and ran. I never stopped to assess what I was doing or to pat myself on the back.
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