Debra Winger Says She Quit 'A League of Their Own' Because of Madonna Casting
new interview with , the Oscar-nominated actress shared that director Penny Marshall's casting of Madonna as Mae Mordabito was an indication that the film would become «an Elvis [Presley] film, and caused her to pull away from the project.»The studio agreed with me because it was the only time I ever collected a pay-or-play on my contract," Winger said of her decision to exit the film. «In other words, I collected my pay even though I did not play, and that's very hard to get in a court.»And 29 years later, Winger's opinion of Madonna's acting skills haven't changed.«I think [her] acting career has spoken for itself,» Winger said of the pop star.She added, «As entertaining as [the final film] was, you don't walk away going 'Wow, those women