Julie Walters Quotes

I hate the idea that you shouldn't wear something just because you're a certain age.

I have a wonderful respect for old people.

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.

If someone says to you, 'Go to an old-folks' home,' that's kind of ridiculous, because a lot of old people are doing terrific things for society.

Our concepts of aging really should be blurring because there are plenty of people who make it to older ages who aren't really any different in many ways than people who are decades younger.

I don't want to see old people doing rap or rock and roll. It makes me cringe.

I've always despised old people. I got angry at my father when he began to show signs of age.

White people don't seem to have many Elders. They do have a lot of oldsters.

If I had my way, all actors over 55 would be issued a 3-lb. wet salmon with which to slap the face of every young, beautiful, successful upstart.

I thought that maybe it is not so much, as he seems to think, that the world loses interest in female performers after they hit a certain age, than the performers lose interest in the world.

If you are heading for 60, people will flirt with you; if you are heading for 70, they won't.

That’s for old people.

People think you have pressure when you are young. It's the other way round, actually.

We are a very youth-driven culture, and I don't really know why because wisdom tends to come with more years, not fewer.

If you're 30, 40 years old, you're not getting listened to by minors.

Anybody over 40 is an older person. You better give them some respect.

People have preconceptions about women of a certain age.

Most young people have tremendous respect for older people's views.

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

I suppose when they reach a certain age some men are afraid to grow up. It seems the older the men get, the younger their new wives get.

No woman should ever be quite accurate about her age. It looks so calculating.

In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience.

Our traditional way: take care of the old people.

Our treatment of both older people and children reflects the value we place on independence and autonomy. We do our best to make our children independent from birth. We leave them all alone in rooms with the lights out and tell them, "Go to sleep by yourselves." And the old people we respect most are the ones who will fight for their independence, who would sooner starve to death than ask for help.

Rise before the elderly.