Neha Dhupia Quotes

I don't reflect on sort of the age of the roles that I get. It's usually just what plays into what's believable - 'Am I believable at this age?'

One doesn't necessarily have to be grey-haired to portray a mother.

I don't think age has anything to do with what you write about.

Fashion has this youth mania. But 70-year-old ladies don't have 18-year-old bodies, and 18-year-olds don't have a 70-year-old's dollars.

I don't talk about how old I am because sometimes it can affect parts that you get in Hollywood. I don't believe that it's a necessary element. I feel that I'm a character, and I'm an actor. People focusing on my age instead of the role I'm playing can be a hindrance.

I started doing runway work when I was 15, and I remember meeting a model who was 30 - ancient, for the industry - and everyone was so happy to see her. As I've gotten older, I've experience the same thing. People are just thrilled to see me modeling!

The great thing about show business is that there's no mandatory retirement age.

I'm so glad that Hollywood and America are embracing women when they get in their 40s instead of putting us out to pasture.

The cool thing is that, unlike film, the theatre roles for women get better and better as you get older.

If someone says to you, 'Go to an old-folks' home,' that's kind of ridiculous, because a lot of old people are doing terrific things for society.

I think old people should just be old and go away.

Jazz celebrates older generations and not just the youth movement. When you 'sell' only to people of a certain age, you get cut off from the main body of experience.

When you get into your 40s, the roles do tend to drop off, and I've seen it happening to friends of mine. Hopefully it is improving, and there are female TV executives now who are championing women of all ages in leading roles. But I'm not counting on it.

You want to see women your own age in films.

When I went back to modeling, nobody knew how to deal with a 46-year-old model!

It's completely different to work with a woman that is my age, maybe younger.

There seems to be more opportunities for old guys like me to do a little fighting and running because the lead characters also require a bit of depth and maturity and gravitas that one is likely to acquire doing drama all those years.

There's no magazine you open, unless its AARP, that shows a woman over the age of 45 in any other light, other than having to buy Depends or Viagra.

I think it would be great if there were no age limit.

I don't want to stop acting, but acting in some ways is a young man's game.

There are people out there who are older who are cool. I want that.

I think it's healthy to say, 'I'm 58 and, do you know what, this is what a 58-year-old woman looks like.'

I do feel that the trend is away from ageism and toward a recognition that older people have a unique voice.

There are so many good roles for women out there, I don't understand it when people say the role choices are fewer as you get older. I find the opposite to be true - there are less good roles out there for the hot 20-year-olds because the normal girl parts just aren't interesting.

The beautiful thing is that ageism just doesn't exist on 'EastEnders.' The show saved me.