Debra Winger

“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 j...”

“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'...”

“Bad acting is the ultimate inconsideration.”

“Most bad behavior comes from insecurity.”

“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.”

“If you want to get a facelift, get a facelift. Don't sit there and talk about why you got it because of the pressure.”

“In the early part of my life I carried the flame for fiery women: perky women who were not dumb.”

“A good marriage is different to a happy marriage.”

“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 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....”

“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...”

“I don't think that I'm that easy to live with. I have to be reminded that I can have fun. I need my family to remind me in a loving and nice way to lighten up.”

“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...”