Bette Midler

A lot of people have no access to beauty. When I was growing up, my mother had only a few pretty things to look at. ”

As an actor, you're supposed to take jobs that will challenge you or force fans to see you in a different light. By the '90s, I wasn't really an actor anymore. I was someone who went on the road with these gigantic concerts. ”

I sometimes think I should go back to school to learn French and music, but who would have me? ”

I got so far away from what they told you in acting class: Do something different. Producers kept offering me the 'Sister Act' movie, but I said, 'My fans don't want to see me in a wimple.' I literally said, 'My fans don't want to see me in a wimple.' ”

I wouldn't say I invented tacky, but I definitely brought it to its present high popularity. ”

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. ”

When I moved to New York City in 1965, I wanted to be in theater. I was following my Ethel Barrymore dream. But I was too young to be Ethel. ”

I learned to accept the audience's happiness for me, which is one of the hardest things for me to learn. ”

The worst part of success is to try finding someone who is happy for you. ”

I never know how much of what I say is true. ”