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.
BETTE MIDLERThe old forms of entertainment are not extinct. Live performances are the pinnacle. If you can something that people want to see live, then you have a great career.
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Do I understand this right? I’m being marked down?
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Only two groups of people intimidate me absolutely: salespeople and the French.
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That’s the Oscars for ya – you remember who was nominated, but you don’t remember who won!
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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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I loved the photographs of people wearing elaborate makeup and costumes – they really pulled at me inside. I was in that library every week for years, until I was about 13. I had a rich interior life, because I didn’t have much of a social life.
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I’ve always said we got married because there was nothing on TV.
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The Internet has changed everything. People will be discovered online. People buy music online. It’s a completely different way to get entertainment.
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I read a comment that made me think I should stop singing for a while. And I didn’t want to stop singing, because it was the only thing I loved. At first I thought,
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It’s the one who won’t be taken that cannot seem to give, and the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live.
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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. That’s why I’m concerned about education, because it helps our children see other worlds.
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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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You have to think you’re the greatest thing since sliced bread, but you have to know that you’re not.
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I’m mad about God! That’s why I’m divine.
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If only I’d known my differentness would be an asset, then my earlier life would have been much easier.
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If you’re frightened, you’re out of luck.
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