Joel Stein Quotes

I don't know if it's that the scripts are evolving or just that I'm getting older, but the characters become more interesting as you get older because you've lived more life at different stages. You've loved; you've lost; you have more of that journey.

I've done a lot of growing up since the age of 16 and I really wanted that to be reflected in my music.

Now I am older, I understand we have to accept who we are.

I am so far more secure and more grounded and more know who I am than when I was in my 20s.

I feel - as I'm edging to my thirties, I feel like a stronger person and a more confident person.

I do have a bit of empathy I suppose, but it has come more recently as I'm knocking on 30's door and I think I'm getting there.

Act your age don't pretend to be older than you are give yourself time to grow

I've always been confident with who I was, but my twenties were hard. I had to learn a lot of life lessons and I think my thirties will be a little easier because of all the wrong turns I took.

The older you get, the less seriously you take criticism. I've gotten to a point now where I ignore it completely. It's just not relevant to me anymore.

When you get older, you're bothered, or inspired, by other things in life than a girl breaking up with you. Things get heavier as you get older.

A lot of us are ruled by fear during our lives - afraid we'll get burgled, afraid a dog will bite us, afraid we'll get fat, afraid someone will leave us. Once you lose fear, life becomes sweeter, and that happens as you get older. I'm sure by the time I'm 80, I'll be able to do absolutely anything!

I think the older you get, the more you know about life, and the more you learn about yourself and you become comfortable in your own skin. So the older I'm getting, the more fun I'm having.

Maybe something that's acceptable in your teens or 20s is unacceptable in your 30s or 40s.

Like everybody, I've had a lot of pain in my life and I'm a work in progress. You must have a true desire to see the world from a different point of view, and that comes with growing up.

I'm beginning to understand myself. But it would have been great to be able to understand myself when I was 20 rather than when I was 82.

I had insecurities and fears like everybody does, and I got over it. But I was interested in the parts of me that struggled with those things.

Your mid-thirties is a good time because you know a fair amount, you have some self-control.

When you're young, you worry about what other people think. The older you get, the less that matters.

It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise.

A woman at 20 is like ice, at 30 she is warm and at 40 she is hot.

I think, as I've gotten older, I've been able to be more reckless with my choices, because practically speaking, you get less careful. Your choices become more instinctive, and you feel like if you make a mistake, it won't destroy you.

I feel really content in my 30s actually. I don't feel like the wisest person in the world but I definitely don't worry or stress like I used to.

Forty is better than 30. I have a better understanding of who I am, what makes me tick, what's okay and not okay.

Yes, years of compromise and disappointment have added depth to my acting.

When I look back on my twenties, I just remember being afraid of everything, and in my thirties, I'm actually excited by things. And if things don't work out, you know, by the time you've hit your thirties, you've had your fair share of disappointments.