Bette Midler on her legendary career, the birth of her alter ego and "the one character that I did that will not leave me be"

When Bette Midler was a child, she said she wanted to become one thing: a legend. Decades later she accomplished her goal, becoming a legend in film, theater, music and comedy.

Her stardom spans from generation to generation. She's had a hit song, movie or TV show in every decade since the 1970s. Her resume includes four Grammy Awards, three Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards and nine American Comedy Awards. 

She was one out of five selected to be a Kennedy Center honoree this month. Midler told "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King she was emotional when she heard she was selected for the honor because it was something she never saw coming.