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Through books and photographs, I saw a world that was not my own – and I realized that there was another world.

Bette Midler

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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Age Culture Mother
I wish America would spend even half as much time complaining about plastics in our oceans as we do about actresses’ plastic surgery.
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Country Ocean Wish
A lot of people started drinking martinis and smoking cigarettes because they felt it was cool.
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Cigarettes Cool Smoking
Culturally, it’s very hard to change people’s attitudes about public space.
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Attitude People Space
Cherish forever what makes you unique, ‘cuz you’re really a yawn if it goes.
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Acceptance Inspirational Strong Women
If you’re frightened, you’re out of luck.
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Frightened Luck Out
I think most of us are torn. We have at least two people at war in our body. One person wants to retire and grow fabulous tomatoes, and the other wants to stand up on a pedestal and be worshipped and get bigger and bigger and bigger until she explodes.
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Thinking Two War
[On Denmark:] … that little country of cottage cheese and courage.
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Cheese Cottages Country
Lay a foundation – get my foot in the door, and then undoubtedly, of course, I would be offered great roles as soon as I grew up enough to handle them.
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Enough Foundation Great Lay
Through books and photographs, I saw a world that was not my own – and I realized that there was another world. That’s why I’m concerned about education, because it helps our children see other worlds.
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Book Children Other Worlds
I’ve always been lucky enough to have great audiences. It has been quite a life.
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Audience Enough Lucky
Do I understand this right? I’m being marked down?
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Down Market Money
I feel like a million tonight – but one at a time.
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Inspiration Memorable Tonight
[On Helen Reddy:] She ought to be arrested for loitering in front of an orchestra.
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Helen Orchestra Singing
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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Doors Ideas Stars
The [film] industry is an ecosystem that’s sick.
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Ecosystems Movie Sick

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