21 Quotes By Debra Winger


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.
Debra Winger on age

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.
Debra Winger on age

People pay to see movies with women looking beautiful, but I think there will be a place for me to play women looking my own age.
Debra Winger on age

There's a small club of women who are willing to age.
Debra Winger on age

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

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

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.
Debra Winger on change

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?
Debra Winger on death

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?
Debra Winger on experience

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?
Debra Winger on failure

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

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.
Debra Winger on famous

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

A good marriage is different to a happy marriage.
Debra Winger on marriage

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.
Debra Winger on movies

People pay to see movies with women looking beautiful, but I think there will be a place for me to play women looking my own age.
Debra Winger on movies

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

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

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.
Debra Winger on sad

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.
Debra Winger on wisdom