Overview
- Sally Field told People that Burt Reynolds tried to stop her from taking Norma Rae, called the character a “whore,” and threw the script at her.
- She said she met director Marty Ritt anyway, made the film, and later won the Best Actress Oscar for the performance.
- Field added that Reynolds urged her to skip the Cannes premiere and then refused to attend the Oscars with her.
- She called the decision to do Norma Rae a turning point that helped her stand up for herself, and she ended the relationship in 1982 after five years and four films together.
- Field described Reynolds as both loving and frightening and likened parts of him to her abusive stepfather, sharing the reflections while promoting Netflix’s Remarkably Bright Creatures.