The day after Sally Field arrived to work on “Smokey and the Bandit,” Burt Reynolds invited her on a date. “It was instantaneous and intense,” Field wrote about the beginnings of their romance in her 2018 memoir, “In Pieces.” Unfortunately, she found Reynolds controlling right from the start, and Field hated locking lips with him onscreen. While Reynolds would share details about himself, Field felt he didn’t want to get to know her. She started censoring herself, avoiding topics like past relationships or childhood struggles. “I eliminated most of me, becoming a familiar, shadowy version of myself, locked behind my eyes, unable to speak.”
During their relationship, Reynolds indicated to Field that he wanted to marry her and have kids together. However, Field declined his repeated offers of marriage. In her memoir, Field noted that some of these proposals were uncomfortable. On one occasion, Reynolds visited her on the set of “Norma Rae” and, looking really nervous, he gave her an engagement ring. Field thanked him, but she didn’t say yes. She also noted neither one of them was ready to discuss their relationship problems.
Although Field disagreed with Reynolds’ comment that she was the “love of his life,” she appreciated the compliment. She was also comforted that Reynolds wouldn’t read her memoir since he died shortly before it was published. “I did not want to hurt him any further,” Field explained to The New York Times.
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