Debra Winger's Quotes

It's inconceivable to some people that that wouldn't be the sexiest thing to do in the whole world: to be a movie star, and make money, and be pampered, and whatever.

It's no secret that I didn't love 'An Officer And A Gentleman' then, and I certainly don't love it now, so at least no one could accuse me of being inconsistent.

Just because we're on schedule is no reason to shoot bad acting. Someone once said to me, 'You're inconsiderate.' And I said, 'Inconsiderate? Bad acting is the ultimate inconsideration.' It's a collective slap to a million faces at the same time.

Never say never, but the thought of electively cutting oneself is beyond my grasp, and I also object to it politically. Denying the lines on our faces makes a comment about age and wisdom I don't care to make.

You see people on TV flying in to places just to pick up a baby, or brush some flies away. That's great if they can bring that issue to public attention. But that's not what I wanted to do. I was interested in committing to something that I could function in whether I was Debra Winger or not. Because nobody might care about that next week.

Most bad behavior comes from insecurity.

Most bad behaviour comes from insecurity.

I need my family to remind me in a loving and nice way to lighten up.

When I was younger I probably didn't understand something basic about tact, but I think it kept faint-hearted people at arm's distance and that's not such a bad thing, because life is short and I know the kind of people I want to work with.

A good marriage is different to a happy marriage.

If I could have one prayer answered, I would pray for patience. I move so fast sometimes. I try to slow down.

People who make lots of money at what they do should just shut up about it.

When you connect with a cause, it's like falling in love.

It's such an amazing thing to be loved for who you are.

I had a very insightful friend who warned me back when I stopped reading scripts, 'It's easier to change directions while you're still moving.' If you stop, it's harder to get started again. I still don't think I made the wrong decision, but he was right.

An actress in a film starts every day with an hour and a half in front of a mirror, with hair and make-up and costumes.

Bad acting is the ultimate inconsideration.

But I never worried about having a child in my 40s, which is unusual - normally, I'm the queen of worry.

Granted there are only seven stories in the universe. And I agree with that. But give me a great variation of those stories. And literate.

I am lucky enough to be married to a guy who tells me I look beautiful every day.

I am one of the happiest people I know. And that's a weird place to have arrived at from being a depressed Jewish kid.

I became an actor because I couldn't not.

I do not need a lot of money to be happy.

I don't believe in careers. I believe in work. I'm not interested in some 'big picture that would be really good for me'.

I don't think it is worth trying to look 10 years younger through surgery.

I have enjoyed a wonderful run in films, so far, and I may, at some point, come back. But it will be in my own time and in my own style.

I hope to find the roles that are age appropriate but not yearning to be younger, or parenting ad nauseam.

I just live in the truth and think that every moment counts.

I just want to sleep, and eat, and learn about what's going on in the world.

I push for what I think can be the best, and if I feel they're not going for the best, it kills me.