Suhasini Mulay Quotes

I'm sure people in the business have said: She's too old for that part. I don't hear about it because your agent protects you from those negative things.

When you're younger they always try to get you to do every ninny role that's going.

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.

There are some older women out there who are just knockouts, real beauties, and they're not getting the roles they should.

What is the difference between an actress over 50 and an actress with a disability? Nothing. They both can't find work.

I don't like to tell my age. Not because of vanity, but because in 10 years when I look 37, producers will think I'm too old for some parts.

Characters actors don't usually get noticed until they're about 38 or so.

I understand that actors lose their looks, they change over time, but people don't lose their talent. I think that, as people get older and the people who make the decisions get older, they don't like hiring people much older than them because it reminds them of their fathers, and they don't like telling people older than them what to do. It makes them uncomfortable. I think that happens a lot.

I once got asked in an interview: 'Does it annoy you that the majority of your fans are teenage girls?' I was insulted and angry because it was sexist and ageist.

If you're good enough, you're old enough: that's what everyone says. When a talented young player emerges, his age doesn't matter; people want to see him in the team. So why, when you become older, is the assumption that you are no longer good enough?

People think you're 30 and think you're old. I hate that.

In South, getting admission in SSN is not possible just because someone is my relative. One of the ministers said SSN is the only institution where I can't get a seat for anyone. That's true of Uttar Pradesh and Delhi governments, too.

It's a tragedy for society to spend decades training people and then depriving them of work at some arbitrary age.

My age is very insignificant to me. I don't think about it, but the world does. The world likes young people in general.

It's a shame that when you've actually lived some life and have something to write about, they're saying you're too old to come out and play it.

The truth is, Silicon Valley doesn't like people who are older, and they're not that much of a friend of the woman. I certainly was a woman, and I was older.

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.

There is no nepotism in the Hindi film industry.

For any female actor, the age between 35 to 45 is treacherous. Filmmakers tell me, I am at that awkward age. No parts are written for women in this age bracket, while men at that age flourish and have great careers.

Age discrimination is illegal. But when compared with discrimination against racial minorities and women, it is a second-class civil rights issue.

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

I remember auditioning for something where the woman was supposed to be 42, and I was 33 or something, and they were like, 'No women over 35 can audition.' That was in the breakdown. I don't think they would do that anymore - I would like to hope that they wouldn't put that in writing - but it's mind-boggling.

I don't want to be the oldest anything in America. Sorry about that.

Just because people are older, they don't have the right to tell you what's right and wrong.

There are certain directors who just don't cast diversely in prominent roles. Ever. Often it's just because they don't have a diverse social circle, so they don't think of black or brown people as husbands, best friends, bosses.