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But from the late 1970s through the early ’90s, Winger was everywhere.
DEBRA WINGER:What, really?
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How much younger, first of all?
In their late 20s and 30s.
I wish they would wait on me when I’ve forgotten my wallet at the market.
That’s when they never know me.
But, yeah, go ahead.
How did they know me?
It was fromTerms of Endearment.
They all kind of touched their heart when they said the name of that movie.
How did they come across it?
I didn’t even think people that age watched cable anymore, you know?
I thought they only watched what they wanted to watch.
I’m sure they can stream it.
We’re in an age when you only go after what you want to watch on demand.
But yeah, there was a period when it was on cable TV like a screensaver.
You could always find it on one station or another.
It was right after that point when movies became available outside of movie theaters and TV airings.
Yeah it just made me sick, you know?
Everybody went to the movies to see those.
I just casually mentioned that when I started making movies nobody had VCRs so everybody went to the movies.
I said, “Guys, it wasn’t that long ago!”
It’s just so much has happened since VCRs came into the house.
I look back at how old you were when you madeTerms.
I think it was an amazing collaboration.
I feel like that’sTerms of Endearment.
Like all the elements coming together?
All these unbelievable crafts.
I was just along for the ride.
So you just feel like a part of the mosaic?
Like a feeling of being in sync?
The set that you’re on, the words that you’re speaking.
And I see it now, I feel it withThe Lovers.
I feel it between Olivier Assayas and Kristen Stewart.
They have a kind of chemistry.
I feel it between Charlotte Rampling and Andrew Haigh [the director of45 Years].
But I really felt it with him and I’ve felt it with other directors.
I just wait for that feeling.
I’m a director’s actor in that way.
Oh, I don’t really care about that.
I always thought that was great.
It saved me so much time.
It made for great ink.
I didn’t have to do interviews.
I did one and it lasted for ten years.
Before the internet, it followed you in other interviews.
They would pop swing open the interview with a quote I gave from another interview.
It’s like, “Really, dude?”
How come they say those things about you?"
And I tell them, “Shh.
That’s the secret.
You don’t really want them to say nice things about you.”
You’ll have to deal with a lot more.
You’ll deal with more scrutiny if you have a go at explain?
He’s very smart.
Yes he is very smart.
You’ll just be walking around denying everything.
So I deny nothing and you pick out what you want.
Lastly, have you heard about reports that Lee Daniels and Oprah plan to remakeTerms of Endearment?
I’m all for it and think it’s a fascinating idea.
It’s a timeless story.
I applaud that idea and I’d be really interested to see what comes of it.
