Debra Winger Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“I was never afraid of failure after that because, I think, coming that close to death you get kissed. With the years, the actual experience of course fades, but the flavor of it doesn't. I just had a real sense of what choice do I have but to live fully?”

“I want to start a trend of women as we really look. Some good things, some not so good. I am tired of looking at frozen faces.”

“I was the all-American face. You name it, honey - American Dairy Milk, Metropolitan Life insurance, McDonald's, Burger King. The Face That Didn't Matter - that's what I called my face.”

“I always loved working as an actress, but I didn't understand why I couldn't just opt out of being famous. And then I realized you can, and I think I did. And eventually, I came to understand that you can do that and also keep working.”

“I happen to be interested in watching a face age. I like faces of women aging so it makes me personally quite sad. That's a beautiful gift from God. If people don't want to see that anymore then I won't be in anymore movies.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

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