Most bad behavior comes from insecurity.
It's such an amazing thing to be loved for who you are.
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.
Most bad behaviour comes from insecurity.
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 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.
I think when it comes to Botox and surgery, actresses should do it or not do it, but be honest about their choices.
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.
I tend to wear outfits that match the walls.
I push for what I think can be the best, and if I feel they're not going for the best, it kills me.
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.
A good marriage is different to a happy marriage.
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.
But I never worried about having a child in my 40s, which is unusual - normally, I'm the queen of worry.
If I could have one prayer answered, I would pray for patience. I move so fast sometimes. I try to slow down.
I do admit to being challenging, but it's always for the work, it's never personal. I will walk out on a scene if it's all lit and ready to go but it's not happening.
I hope to find the roles that are age appropriate but not yearning to be younger, or parenting ad nauseam.
My grandmother gave birth to 13 children and I come from a long line of women who gave birth in their 40s.
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 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?
