Quotes from Debra Winger

Disappointment is a misplaced hope. But bitterness will kill you.

Happiness is a message not a look.

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

I make decisions for my life, not the other way around. Besides, when you have a kid, you must weigh everything against time with your child.

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

I push for what I think can be the best, and if I feel they're not going for the best, it kills me.

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'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.

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

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 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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

Most bad behaviour comes from insecurity.

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.

I just live in the truth and think that every moment counts.

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.

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.