Debra Winger Quotes

Women want honesty but sometimes get upset if you are honest, so you need to know when to be honest.

I tell it like it is, but I don't voice my opinion unless it's asked for.

I think a lot of people that don't know me would say that I lead by example, which I feel like I do. But at the same time, I'm someone who's always been very up-front with people. I'm gonna get straight to the point.

I have the necessary lack of tact.

I have more awareness of other people and, I hope, more sensitivity to their needs. I also find that I'm more direct and outspoken.

People think I'm rude. I'm not rude; I'm just not networking. It's just honesty.

I'm a very honest person, and I'm quite emotional for a man. If I want to say something, I'll say it.

I'm not a trash talker, that's not my thing. But if someone asks me, I'm going to say what I feel and what I think.

Everyone appreciates me for my honesty. Why shouldn't I speak my mind? I will not say I am blunt. I don't speak about others.

I learned that you have to be careful about how you say things but not what you say.

I think it's good to be a little more fearless in saying what you feel. In not being scared of the repercussions of that.

I learned how to deal with people with elegance from Patrick Swayze.

It's never been difficult for me to say no. I have never given excuses like I don't have dates. I have never over-quoted to avoid a project. I simply say that while the script might be good, I can't connect with it. My strategy is that while I wouldn't want anyone to waste my time, I shouldn't be doing that, either, with others.

Maybe the Dalai Lama is the only person who is totally honest, and even with him, he's skillful not to hurt anybody. He's skillful.

Real men know how to listen, and real men know how to be honest.

I think there's a certain level of trust that I have with women. I've always been honest, even when I haven't had good times in my life or my movie bombed or I've had great success. I've owned up to all of it.

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

A soft refusal is not always taken, but a rude one is immediately believed.

'Honesty' in social life is often used as a cover for rudeness. But there is quite a difference between being candid in what you're talking about, and people voicing their insulting opinions under the name of honesty.

I'm sensitive, and I don't ever want to make anyone feel uncomfortable.

I'm learning how to keep my identity and personal life sacred. It's a matter of knowing my limits. I don't have to give everything that's asked of me.

I'm certainly honest - and I can be socially awkward.

I feel like you have to tell people who you are, but you don't have to be disrespectful about it. But you also don't have to be a shrinking violet.

It's really how you deal with people. Do people respect you? Are you honest with people even if it's something they don't want to hear? Anyone in Hollywood will tell you I'm extremely up front and honest almost to a fault.

I hate a man who always says 'yes' to me. When I say 'no' I like a man who also says 'no.'