Bette Midler Quotes

I just see many, many untruthful things. I see tone, the word tone. The tone is such hatred. I'm really not a bad person, by the way.The tone is such - I do get good ratings, you have to admit that.

You would think that people who are so powerful would not be so upset by little knocks in the press.

I suppose I do think I go out of my way to be a very normal person, and I just find it frustrating that people think that I'm some kind of weirdo reclusive that never comes out into the world.

I think people tend to forget that as celebrities we are still human. We have the same emotions - we cry, we have fun, we laugh, we get sad, and we get hurt. When something is written about you, which millions of people are reading, and it is not true, imagine how hurtful it can be.

It's really hard to watch yourself on TV. It's definitely different in that the world has to watch, too.

If the movie is good then great, but if it's not then God, I feel so bad for that person with their face fifty feet tall, all blown up. Some people would be happy with that, that as long as their face was out there they're stoked about it. I'm not like that.

I think people seem to sort of associate me with danger. And I don't see that at all.

For a long time, I was almost ashamed of being an actress. I felt like it was a shallow occupation. People would be watching my every move.

I can't remember who told me but I was advised early on not to Google myself or read things about myself... I don't read a lot but get the gist of what's been said from friends and family. It's good to avoid it if you want to be normal person.

I don't think I'm portrayed in the media the way I really am - but then who is?

Even to this day, I rarely read any articles on myself. I won't watch anything on television on myself.

The problem with being in the public eye for a long time is there are 20 years worth of looks to come back and haunt you!

I don't know; I don't really look at pictures of me when I'm in public.

You know, for years I used to read about myself. They'd say, 'He has a temper' or 'He's a bully' or something like that, and it always bothered me.

It's hard to articulate how I think about myself as a public figure.

One of the things is, I don't read my own press. I never watch myself.

I don't think I even have a clear perspective of how I'm depicted in the media.

I have never, ever read anything written about me.

I have a positive outlook, but when you're out in the public eye, you wonder how people see you.

I can't stand to see myself on TV.

I think it's strange for people to read about themselves, no matter what's portrayed or how it's portrayed. But they get used to it, and I think they're fine with it.

A lot of things that were written about me bothered me, like my mentality was not good.

The biggest misunderstanding about me is that I'm just a bratty, gobby idiot.

The media has had its fun with me.

The so-called positive press has in some ways been more difficult to swallow than the negative.