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.
BETTE MIDLERIf 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.
More Bette Midler Quotes
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In a marriage, you struggle and struggle and struggle, and then you realize that you have to ride the horse in the direction it’s going. You stop trying to pull the reins in another direction.
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I’ve always said that people have unrealistic expectations.
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Total contentment is only for cows.
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Everyone goes through their winters and springs, and their summers and autumns.
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I firmly believe that with the right footwear one can rule the world.
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Enough about me. What do you think about me?
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I always look old when I work because I get so upset and tense that my face wrinkles up like a prune, I can’t stop it.
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Self-esteem is something you have to earn!
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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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I want to have fun, and I want to give people a good laugh.
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A lot of people started drinking martinis and smoking cigarettes because they felt it was cool.
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While I was growing up, I believed I could do anything I could think of. So the challenge was always to keep thinking – to get to where I wanted to be and then to think of somewhere else to go.
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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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I feel like a million tonight – but one at a time.
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Cats always seem so very wise, when staring with their half-closed eyes. Can they be thinking, I’ll be nice, and maybe she will feed me twice?
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