Manisha Koirala Quotes

There are very few actresses who can grow old and still get exciting parts... I think it's very important for me to have wider horizons, rather than just waiting for calls.

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

Every actress has to face the facts there are younger, more beautiful girls right behind you. Once you've gone beyond the vanity of the business, you'll take on the tough roles.

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.

It is not easy to grow old in this business, when you are a woman above all, in the cinema.

I didn't want to be 50 or 60 and auditioning for a three-line role.

There is no question that the older you get, the fewer good roles there are.

People pay to see movies with women looking beautiful, but I think there will be a place for me to play women looking my own age.

Good roles are hard to find no matter what age.

It's not like I refuse to try roles other than being a strong female boss, but I am 54, and I'm happy I'm still being sought after and that I have a career that allows me a lot of creativity.

So much European cinema has open arms to stories carried by women in their 40s, 50s, and 60s. And America is a little behind in that.

I think actors worry too much about age. They should just get out there and make sure they're up for whatever jobs come along.

I'm always drawn to female stories with female protagonists, and I particularly yearn for more older actresses to take centre stage in 2018.

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

You can't be a model at age 60, but you certainly can be an actress.

People are calling a lot, sending scripts my way. Yes, it's wonderful because, let's face it, there aren't many wonderful scripts for women over the age of 10.

My career seems to have worked out OK, especially since I turned 40. I've always had a character part, mind you - I've never played the princess. But if you're used to doing that, it must be soul-destroying to hit 40 and suddenly find there's nothing for you to do.

It's absurd: half the movie audience are women, but Hollywood bosses are still aiming for men who are 20.

When you're a woman in your 40s, it's not the best time to do films, because there really aren't that many roles. Then you reach 50 and there are more roles again. Mother parts.

At an age when most actresses are being phased out, I am being phased in - with a vengeance.

If you are an actress in L.A., on your 40th birthday they should just hand you the keys to the lunatic asylum.

Women over 35 have great stories, and the actresses are there, but you can't get the movies made.

The sad truth for American actors is that they really have no control whatsoever over the material that they get, or can do, particularly actresses. And if you're over 40 and you're an actress, forget it.

It's not so much that I'd like to play a raunchy character, but I would like to play someone my own age. I'm always playing down, but I guess it's good because it means I've got a longer life in my acting career.

I want to play women my own age, rather than artificially 'de-age' myself so that I can play women who are younger or much younger than I am. I want to grow into those kind of more mature parts, not try and keep them at bay for as long as I possibly can.