Richard Griffiths Quotes

Young men have a passion for regarding their elders as senile.

The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people, and greatly assists in the circulation of their blood.

I want the young guys to say, 'How old is this guy that's blocking me every play?'

If you're old and you lose, they say you're outmoded. If you're young and you lose, they say you're green. So don't lose.

Most people I work with are older than me and the main thing I've learnt is that everyone is a dumb as an 18-year-old.

There was no respect for youth when I was young, and now that I am old, there is no respect for age, I missed it coming and going.

The slogan was 'Don't trust anyone over thirty'. Sixty years later the slogan became, 'Don't trust anyone over ninety'.

I don't have faith in young people any more. I don't waste time trying to communicate with them.

I'm sure that is a reason why young people occasionally bash up old people - because the ages don't mix any more.

It's great that I don't have to apologize about being over 26.

There are younger directors, and anybody over 30 is ancient to them, because they're not that old.

It seems that when you get to a certain age you almost give yourself permission to misbehave and say what you think. People allow it, with very old people.

Age is just a number. Unless, that is, you live in Hollywood, where there's this notion that if you haven't hit it big by your 20s, you may as well hit the road.

I'm young enough not to be a rival to Mr. Basescu.

I have a wonderful respect for old people.

For women in my family, in Korean culture, women are really valued in their youth, and then when they get older, it's like they almost become irrelevant.

Network heads don't seemed to be turned off by the men who get older.

Don't trust anyone over thirty.

I found a lot of guys my age and older were absolutely terrified of me. Younger men weren't.

Next to the young, I suppose the very old are the most selfish.

I'm so sick of Betty White.

When you are old enough to... play powerful parts, who cares if you are 45, 55 or 65?

Le Pen is old; I'm young.

I think that ageism is a cultural illness; it's not a personal illness.

I think, the world over, new ideas have come from young people. I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but it is rare that new or radical ideas come from old people.