Imelda May Quotes

Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

What was previously perceived as nerdy is now viewed as original. What I like about nerdiness, geekiness, is it doesn't really matter what you're into - it just means you're not a follower.

I'm interested in playing old ladies because I am becoming one. And I want to become a very good one!

The one cool thing with getting older is that you can actively choose to just be an eccentric.

With age comes wisdom. You don't need big boobs to be feminine. Look at Liberace.

I quite like being old.

Please know that being 80 is not a scary thing. When you're 80, your life is much freer.

Develop your eccentricities while you are young. That way, when you get old, people won't think you're going gaga.

Some people want to advertise their weirdness, and spread it out, that's not me.

Few people know how to be old.

I've played Big Bird for over half my life, and now I'm in my 80s. It does feel older than 79. Someone said it's just a number, and I said, 'No, I genuinely feel older.'

I've said it once and I'll say it a a hundred times, I'm forty-four years old.

A charming woman... doesn't follow the crowd. She is herself.

I like gettin' old.

Growing old has been the greatest surprise of my life.

I find only freedom in the realms of eccentricity.

When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it's a sure sign you're getting old.

I feel old.

I'm an artist, and I'm a bit weird, and I'm probably a bit eccentric.

That's one of the great advantages of age. You can say, I don't want to, I don't care, you can throw temper tantrums, and nobody minds.

To me, growing old is great. It's the very best thing - considering the alternative.

I suppose the only thing at 50 you can really start to look forward to is just total irresponsibility. As you get older, you can just sit in a chair, wear anything you want, you know you can walk down; old people dress cool. You know they wear sweatpants. The elderly have it down.

I am in the prime of my senility.

I've finally become an old guy.

I like things that other people don't have. I like to be different from others.