"..They were screaming and carrying on [at Bette's first appearance at baths] and everyone in the room heard laughter. But I heard my muse. I say anyone who'll do that [flashing the audience] is someone I want to live with for the rest of my life"
~Bruce Vilanch (Ms. M's friend and comedy writer)
from "Get Bruce"
If Mother Teresa had a child with Sophie Tucker, it would be Bette Midler.
~Robin Williams
"There is a train called Bette Midler. You either get on it, or you get left behind"
~Barbara Hershey (co-star in "Beaches")
from "Bette Midler: An Intimate Portrait"
"I've practiced this introduction in my bedroom since I was eight years old. As far as I'm concerned, our first guest is quite simply, the Queen of All Things. The one, the only, the Emmy -winning, The Grammy-winning, the Tony0winning, the Golden Globe-winning, the Oscar-nominated, Her Highness, royalty, Bette Midler."
~Rosie O'Donnell
Rosie's introduction of Bette Midler, on Miss M's first appearance on the Rosie O'Donnell Show
"[Bette's best quality is] Her emotional connection to her audience, her abilty to laugh at everything and anything, and her unique inviting voice."
~Marc Shaiman
(from interview given to AmandaBette and posted on the OBMFC on 5/10/00)
"We love her because she is us and we are her."
~George Mair (biographer)
"The Key to Bette's success is that she touches a chord in anyone who's ever felt like they didn't belong."
~Bruce Vilanch (Ms. M's friend and comedy writer)
"But even if we didn't know it all along Simmermon says that 'Mother Nature is pretty fair. She treats us all basically evenly. And she doesn't give a damn about celebrity.' In fact, says the
scientist after a pause, 'she's the ultimate celebrity. She's like the Bette Midler of the universe.'"
(Article from US Weekly/ thanks Brian)