Lena Headey Quotes

Being 40 and having three kids puts lots of things in perspective and helps me stay grounded.

The thing that's changed the way I do my stand-up act is having kids and getting older and wiser and smarter. There might be a joke or two in the past that I wish I hadn't done, but in the past, you can't have it back.

At 23 it was all about acting. Today it's getting my kids to school, making sure that they've done their homework. I'm in my fifties, and I'm turning into a square.

When you've been driving in the top category for 10 years, you're obviously not a kid any more. You know, I'm married now and I've got two kids. That let's you know you're getting older.

I've calmed down, certainly, from the days of being 18, but I'm still having a good time.

When you are young, nothing is more important than football, but as you get older, you get married, have kids and lose people. Then you realise your family is more important. This comes with age.

Youth is seen as everything. You don't know anything when you're young. It's great being older, just having a more balanced perspective. I wake up and realise that what seemed to be important last year no longer is. I'm increasingly grateful for every day.

Getting older, you just don't want to sing fluffy.

And getting older, what's happening is, I play only mothers.

By the time we hit fifty, we have learned our hardest lessons. We have found out that only a few things are really important. We have learned to take life seriously, but never ourselves.

I love getting older. I think it has to do with always being the kid on set.

A lot changed the moment I had kids; I had no idea of the perspective it would give me. It made making the right decisions a lot easier.

I have to say I don't mind getting older.

We all grow up. Hopefully, we get wiser. Age brings wisdom, and fatherhood changes one's life completely.

That's another great thing about getting older. Your life is written on your face.

Being married is one thing, but having kids will completely change you. I still go out and hang with my buddies, but having two daughters will completely change your perspective on the world.

I remember, the first time I played a parent was - I did a guest spot on 'Veronica Mars,' and they were like, 'OK, and this is your daughter,' and there's this little girl standing there. And I remember thinking, 'OK, this is weird... I guess I'm old enough to have a daughter.'

When I was younger, I took life much more seriously.

My mindset at this stage, especially after having a daughter... it's just changed my whole outlook.

As you get older, you kind of take a more sober view of life.

I'm only speaking for myself, but having a kid has put everything else in my life in perspective.

The thing about getting older is that you don't need everything to be possible any more, you just need things to be certain.

I hope that I have gained some wisdom, but I don't know. I have kids, and that certainly puts things into perspective. I think I'm a more patient person. I hope I'm a more patient person. I'm a little more relaxed about the peripheral side of this business, which I used to find very confusing and alarming.

It is an illusion that youth is happy, an illusion of those who have lost it.

I've gotten away with a lot in my life. The older you get the more you realize you're not getting away with it, it's taking its toll somewhere. So you try not to put yourself in those situations. Part of the mysterious process called growing up. Some people do that better than others.