Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates have been married for more than 35 years, and the actor attributes their relationship’s success to the considerable distance between them and Hollywood.
Speaking with Business Insider for a piece published Thursday, Oct. 24, 77-year-old Kevin Kline revealed how he and Cates, who appeared in Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Gremlins, keep their marriage fresh after so many years and so much time in the entertainment world.
Kevin Kline’s statement regarding his marriage
“If your marriage lasts more than six months, you’re already in the Guinness Book of World Records, if you’re a Hollywood marriage,” Kevin Kline told the news agency.
According to the Oscar winner, he and Cates do not have a “Hollywood marriage” because they have lived on Manhattan’s Upper East Side for the whole of their partnership. Kline further joked that he meant it symbolically because he and the former actress do not consider themselves celebrities in the classic sense of the term.
Furthermore, Cates’ unwavering support for him over the years has been a major factor for their long-lasting relationship.
When their children reached elementary school age, Kevin Kline announced that Cates had decided to break away from performing and focus on her New York City clothes shop.
Despite her retirement from performing, Cates, Kline, and their children participated in the 2001 film The Anniversary Party, co-starring Jennifer Jason-Leigh.
Kevin Kline once joked that he had some reservations about their fit after they first met, telling Entertainment Weekly in 2002 that he thought she was “too happy” for him.
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