Sarah Lancashire Quotes

In Spain, actresses work until they are old. That's my plan.

I work in an industry where most people are way below 50.

When I started in the business years ago, people would always say, 'You better get as much work as you can now, because once you get over 40, it's over.'

It's an immensely competitive business, and I can tell you the older you get, the parts are fewer, and the people who are proven performers are greater.

Age affects us all in the workplace. We all get a little less appealing as we get older, unfortunately.

It's getting better but men still earn more and there are more jobs for them. Ageism is a big thing. Parts for women disappear as you get older.

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

I am a little older and understand the nature of the business - the older you get the more your skills supposedly diminish, but I think I am getting wiser in how to use my physical skills. That's the frustrating part when you put so much heart and desire into things and feel like you are not wanted.

Who's to say I can't find some great work when I'm 55 or 65?

I suppose because I do and can work in the theatre, I don't see work as closing down as an older woman.

In addition we also hire many senior citizens.

I hope that I will be able to work all of my life - even when I am older. It's easier to do that in Europe than in America, because in America it is difficult for older actresses to find work.

I don't buy into you're on the slag heap when you're 40 or 50 or 60 or 70 or whatever.

There are companies around today who will not hire over age 40, will not train after age 50 and who don’t want you around after age 60.

I am increasingly conscious of the plight in which men and women over forty who need work are finding themselves. …. It seems to me ludicrous that this situation should exist for at forty a man or woman should be at their best and have experience and poise and patience all of which should make meeting certain problems of work easier.

One likelihood, even just a few years, is that older people who stay longer in the work force, as many are now forced to do, will close out opportunities for younger workers coming in.

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

People are marked down for their age - once you get past 30, people look at you a bit funny. When you get to 35, the questions are all, 'When are you going to stop?' Calm down!

Some people think that I must be ancient because I've been in the business for so long, others still think of me as a waif and assume that I'm too young for certain roles. Starting out at such an early age seems to have worked against me.

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.

When I turned 30, the first question I got was, 'How much longer do you want to play?' And I don't see why that can't be when you turn 40. I really don't.

I would not vote to raise the retirement age to 70 because there are just too many Americans that work hard all their lives and just simply physically couldn't work until they are 70.

You better get as much work as you can now because, once you get over 40, it’s over.

All in all I'd rather have been a judge than a miner. And what's more, being a miner, as soon as you are too old and tired and sick and stupid to do the job properly, you have to go. Well, the very opposite applies with judges. *

I've never had to deal with ageism - so far - in my career; I have been able to navigate my career and getting older and the roles and opportunities that have come to me.