Why Debra Winger Didn't Like Working With Richard Gere

Debra Winger has been vocal about her on-set clash with Gere. In a 2009 interview with the Daily Mail, she explained that insecurity about her own acting skills was one of the reasons she sometimes lashed out on her co-stars on set. Winger admitted she "took it out on everybody," but added a disclaimer about the film she made with Gere. "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," she said.

As for her infamous comment that working with Gere was like working with a "brick wall," in 2021, Winger told The Telegraph, "I probably could have come up with something nicer."

She also noted that the actor has never let her live the diss down. "[When] I run into him he says, 'Are you still saying those things about me?'" Winger revealed.

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