
"I was in college at 17," Sarandon recalled. The pair as students at the Catholic University of America and it was circumstance that pushed them down the aisle. As she told the "Divorced, Not Dead" podcast (via " Today") in March 2021, she wouldn’t even have married Sarandon if she’d had the choice. It seems the "Thelma & Louise" star was turned off of the idea of matrimony long before she walked down the aisle with actor Chris Sarandon in 1967. Susan Sarandon was turned off marriage early onĭespite being together for 23 years, Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins never tied the knot and the former’s (failed) marriage may explain why. Here’s the real reason Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins went their separate ways. And while the "Tammy" star has never shared the cause of their split outright, she has offered numerous clues. That doesn’t make it easier," she conceded. At some point you have to stop looking at who’s coming in through the door and try to make something work. As she told The Guardian in 2006, "There’s no such thing as an ideal relationship. So what did drive "one of Hollywood’s rare enduring couples" apart? From the very start, Sarandon called herself and Robbins "survivors," noting the difficulties of maintaining a successful long-term relationship. While the two actors, who first met on the set of 1988’s "Bull Durham," kept quiet about the reason for their separation, Sarandon’s publicist shot down claims that she left Robbins to date a younger man. She’s also had a number of high-profile relationships and splits, most notably in 2009 when she and Tim Robbins called it quits after 23 years and two kids together, per ABC News. She’s made headlines for celebrity beefs, including a rumored feud with Julia Roberts, and when it became pretty clear that Sarandon can’t stand Ellen DeGeneres. Why didn't Hitler drink gin? It made him angry.Susan Sarandon is a five-time Oscar nominee (she won for best actress in a lead role for "Dead Man Walking" in 1996) with 162 acting credits to her name and an estimated net worth of $60 million, but while her career has been blessed, her personal life hasn’t been all smooth sailing. What is the most important lesson life has taught you? Expect the unexpected. How would you like to be remembered? As a lover. What song would you like played at your funeral? A New Orleans brass band to play a dirge before, and a second line to play the most joyous music after – and people had better dance. What do you consider your greatest achievement? My kids.

How often do you have sex? As often as it's demanded of me.

When did you last cry, and why? Watching It's A Wonderful Life at Christmas. If you could go back in time, where would you go? New Orleans at the turn of the century, to hear jazz being invented. What has been your biggest disappointment? Not pitching a perfect game in baseball to win the World Series.

What is the worst job you've done? It would have to be phone sales – I lasted a day. Who would you invite to your dream dinner party? John Lennon, Thomas Paine and Carole Lombard. What was the best kiss of your life? From my children's lips. To whom would you most like to say sorry, and why? I have said I am sorry to anyone I need to say I am sorry to. Who would play you in the film of your life? I want a shot at that myself. If you could bring something extinct back to life, what would you choose? Jesus. What makes you unhappy? Someone saying, "Cheer up." Where would you like to live? Wherever I lay my hat. What is your most treasured possession? A photograph. Property aside, what's the most expensive thing you've bought? A vacation to the Bahamas.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself? I am trying not to deplore so much. Which living person do you most admire and why? Nelson Mandela, for obvious reasons. What is your earliest memory? The Empire State Building, age three. What is your greatest fear? Stupid people with guns.
