Bette Midler Quotes

Bette Midler was my first love, and the intensity of those feelings remain.

— Mae Martin

Bette Midler can say four-letter words and make you love it.

— Liberace

I met Bette Midler, who I absolutely love.

— Lesley Nicol

There was an inquiry just last week about the new Bette Midler show, and I just didn't want to do that.

— Robert Urich

As a child I wanted to be a kind of hybrid of Ferris Beuller, Ace Ventura, Bette Midler, and Lucille Ball.

— Mae Martin

I don't think I had the aspiration to be a star growing up. I loved Madonna and Bette Midler, and I had…

— Mandy Moore

I was inspired more by early Bette Midler. I do wear a fancy dress and very high heels - and extra high…

— Ana Gasteyer

When I was a little girl, I wanted to be one of the Gay Icons. 'Bette Midler as CC Bloom? God, that's…

— Nicola Coughlan

Bette Midler is this sort of laser-precise whirlwind. We only worked together for two days, but her precision, before even shooting, was…

— Alex Lawther

A lot of people have called me the black Bette Midler, and I regard that as a compliment.

— Vesta Williams

If it weren't for Liberace, there would be no Madonna or Lady Gaga, Elton John, Bette Midler, or Elvis because it was…

— Robin Leach

Any of Bette Midler's concerts should be required viewing for every actor/performer. She has the audience in the palm of her hands…

— Bryan Batt

They always threw their arms around and hugged me while crying our Yiddish endearments. Yet none of them believed in God. They…

— Anne Lamott

“I remember everything,' Bette Midler flatly notes. 'But you know how in life, you tend to hold grudges? Well, I don’t do…

— Antonella Gambotto-Burke

“It’s the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance. It is the dream afraid of waking that never takes the…

— A.L. Wood

If you do a musical, it's really thrilling and it's a lot of work, but it's very rewarding. I would say, for…

— Debbie Reynolds

Liberace was a miracle. You talk about who he was and what he did, and then you look at who he inspired,…

— Scott Bakula

People don't connect the girl that sang 'Mickey' with the girl who was one of the seven original Lockers or the same…

— Toni Basil

The only street I like is Rue Honore de Balzac, because 'Balzac' sound so gay, and I love my gays. I might…

— Joan Rivers

Luther Vandross was a musician who sang. So after a while he was also the number one background singer in New York,…

— Marcus Miller

“Brent waited for a moment, to see if he could hear anything on the other side of the door, but only silence…

— Tessa Bailey

We called the head of CBS and said, 'We know how network television feels about musicals. Would you even consider doing 'Gypsy?''…

— Craig Zadan

“Some say love, is a river, that drowns the tender reed Some say love, is a razor, that leaves your soul to…

— Bette Midler

“Oh, man there's a marathon of Beaches running tomorrow night. Can we go after ten so I can see it once all…

— J.R. Ward

If I had met Bette Midler, I wouldn't be answering these questions right now because I'd have spontaneously combusted and gone to…

— Mae Martin

There were no TV musicals until we did Bette Midler 'Gypsy,' and the success of that opened the door for us to…

— Craig Zadan

Most people are awestruck when they see Lady Gaga and Bette Midler, but then the queen comes in.

— Jake Shimabukuro

Las Vegas honors women - Celine Dion, Bette Midler, Britney Spears. I love that Las Vegas celebrates women.

— Jennifer Coolidge

You know how Bette Midler always says her obituary will read, 'Bette Midler dies. Started her career at the Continental Baths?' Mine…

— Chris March

I was 23, and all sorts of people were coming in and out and watching me, like Steve Allen and Bette Midler.…

— Richard Lewis