When I started in this [music] business, I had a dream, but it was amorphous, and I had no experience. I just had a fuzzy notion of what life would be like if I became what I pictured.
BETTE MIDLERLife is like cooking your masterpiece recipe. You have to get the right ingredients,have the right mixture and the right cooking time to reveal the PERFECT and DELICIOUS TASTE of your craft.
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The [film] business is run by men, and they’re basically interested in their own species, and they’re not so interested in women belonging to the human race.
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Everyone goes through their winters and springs, and their summers and autumns.
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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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Sometimes my brain goes on CD shuffle. You know, you put a bunch of CD’s on and hit play and random things come out.
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I feel like a million tonight – but one at a time.
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I always wanted to be a performer, I didn’t know exactly what kind of performer, all I knew was there were certain things that I liked. I liked movies a whole lot, and I loved music.
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It is true that in this culture, they throw you out when you get older. I see it all the time, especially in my business. At my age, you’re playing somebody’s mother – and there aren’t even a lot of those roles!
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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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A lot of people started drinking martinis and smoking cigarettes because they felt it was cool.
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Total contentment is only for cows.
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If somebody makes me laugh, I’m his slave for life.
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Culturally, it’s very hard to change people’s attitudes about public space.
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I want to have fun, and I want to give people a good laugh.
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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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I’m mad about God! That’s why I’m divine.
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