And halfway through the meeting, he points to me and he says, "You're the one." (LAUGHTER) And I said, "Yes, I am." And he got up and walked away. We have a meeting about Bette Midler, this actress in a- in- in- in the baths. I called him the next day and said, "I'm sorry, I can't do it."Īnd he said, obviously kidding, "I'm gonna kill you." So, now it's two years later. We discussed (LAUGHTER) that he- that he had rock groups. That night I went back to bed with my wife. And they loved the wood-burning fireplace. I beg you, let me come back again." He had this beautiful little blonde wife who was so sweet. And I called him the next day and I said to him, "Mr. And my wife and I discussed it and we decided it was a mistake. And that night, I lay in bed with my wife, 'cause I asked him as he left what he did for a living, and he said he managed rock groups. So, I had a- I had an apartment for rent in a building I owned. When I was in New York at ABC, a man comes into my office and says- "There's a woman singing in the bathhouses in New York who ABC has to make a deal with." I- he said, "Will you have a meeting?" I said, "Great." What I didn't know was the manager of this up-and-coming actress, Bette Midler, and I shouldn't be talking here, but now (LAUGHTER) you are interviewing me, but whatever. I'm thinking- because I'd grown up with, you know, Bambi and- and Cinderella. And I couldn't understand what they would see- why they wanted me. But going to Disney for you after having done, you know, Clams on the Half Shell, and working in New York. So, I wanted to talk about that and all the rest of it. And that and five movies later kind of turned the momentum of a dormant Disney around. It was the first movie that Disney made under Touchstone in the new era, first R-rated movie that Disney had ever made of that actress who had been involved in many- projects, some of which were controversial. How would you like to do Down and Out in Beverly Hills? I came to Disney. Actually, and then we'll start talking about it- when I went to Disney in '84- the first person that called me was an agent saying, "You've been trying to be in business with Bette Midler for 20 years. (LAUGHTER) And I'm looking forward- to again. One person wants to retire and grow fabulous tomatoes, and the other wants to stand up on a pedestal and be worshipped and get bigger and bigger and bigger until she explodes.Well Bette, I am thrilled that you're here on my show, mainly because you saved my career once. We have at least two people at war in our body. #Memorable Quotes #Tacky Quotes #Popularity Quotes “I wouldn't say I invented tacky, but I definitely brought it to its present high popularity.”. #Distance Quotes #Ocean Quotes #Men Quotes It's the voice of hope, it's the voice of peace, it's the voice of every man”. From a distance, there is harmony, and it echoes through the land. From a distance the ocean meets the stream, and the eagle takes to flight. “From a distance the world looks blue and green, and the snow-capped mountains white. #Song Quotes #Beach Quotes #Love You Quotes They turned to their loved ones and said, 'You know, you are the wind beneath my wings!' The song expressed how they felt in a way a simple 'I love you' would not have.”. A lot of people saw the movie that I sang it in, Beaches, and what they came away with was that song. “Twenty-seven people sang 'Wind Beneath My Wings' before I got around to it.
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