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.
Bette MidlerThere's a kind of emotional exploration you plumb with a friend that you don't really do with your family.
Bette MidlerI made a pact with myself a long time ago: Never watch anything stupider than you. It's helped me a lot.
Bette MidlerWhen 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. A lot of people started drinking martinis and smoking cigarettes because they felt it was cool.
Bette Midler