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" I used to love going on a junket and promoting a film when it was not a 24-hour news cycle, and when there weren't so many media outlets. You could actually talk about the film. "

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" 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. "

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" 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 never thought I would start working again, and I did, but it was really hard, and I don't know that I would advise anyone to step back the way I did. "

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

" Bad acting is the ultimate inconsideration. "

" 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. "

" There's a small club of women who are willing to age. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" I was the all-American face. "

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" 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. "

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" Show me the story. I just want to tell a story that pulls me forward. "

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" I've been acting all along. I understand that I haven't been in people's viewers, but acting has never not been a part of my life, just more time in between and less high-profile. "

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

" 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 never lost my interest in acting but I did lose my interest in the business and what I had to go through to make a film. I felt saturated, you know, like a sponge when it's saturated - it's not good. "

" I will walk out on a scene if it's all lit and ready to go but it's not happening. "

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

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

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" I tend to wear outfits that match the walls. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I think it's a little irresponsible for women who choose surgery to then say they can portray the average woman on the street, because if the average woman can't afford those treatments, then she's going to say, 'I'm 53 and I don't look like that,' and start thinking she's ugly or inadequate. "

" 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. "