Lisa Edelstein Quotes

For women in their 30s, it's so hard to get good parts.

It's not fair that there aren't very many juicy or varied roles for women.

There's a lot of good roles for men, always, and for very young girls. But for women, not so many.

I'd like to play passionate women, but no one will let me.

The cool thing is that, unlike film, the theatre roles for women get better and better as you get older.

It's difficult for a young girl like me. Because there's a certain time for young actresses, which is like a really juicy period when all the parts are love interests and young heroines. Of course, there's always work for men whatever age they are.

There are fewer and fewer new roles for actresses as they get older. And that's not right.

Men are able to sustain a career into their 50s and 60s and still present themselves as sex symbols. With women, on the other hand, people say, 'Why doesn't she retire?'

Now, all the movies are for teenagers. It's very difficult for an actress to find really deep, beautiful characters to play.

There is no question that the older you get, the fewer good roles there are.

I have nothing against younger women and older men on screen. What is sad is that so many women over 40 who have so much to give aren't being considered to play opposite men their own age or younger.

Michelle Pfeiffer hasn't been finding a lot of work recently because she doesn't like what a woman her age is offered. That's a real double standard. You get Sean Connery, who gets older and older, still playing opposite young ladies, but it doesn't work the other way around.

I'm not saying it's easy, and it's definitely harder for women. Because there is definitely a double standard about gorgeous older men, and it's different for older women.

The truth is, there are so few female roles in movies. That's really limiting. As an actor, you wanna be able to sink your teeth into something. You don't want to just be the best friend. You don't want to just be the girlfriend.

In the American office lexicon, 'aging' - and its close cousin 'old' - are inconsistent modifiers. While older women are often labeled as 'tired' and 'out of touch,' aging men get to be 'distinguished' and 'seasoned.'

I hate to generalize, but in general, both men and women suffer from ageism. Men much less because men gain power as they get older. Women lose power as they get older. Men are seen as gaining experience and being distinguished. Sons look forward to replacing their fathers.

There's some truth that roles for older women are harder to come by, but it's wrong for actors to monopolise the ageist thing.

Hollywood is sexist and age-ist, and that covers all the bases, I guess.

People are calling a lot, sending scripts my way. Yes, it's wonderful because, let's face it, there aren't many wonderful scripts for women over the age of 10.

Until 45 I can play a woman in love. After 55 I can play grandmothers. But between those ten years, it is difficult for an actress.

I know so many women, comic geniuses. Where are the parts?

Hollywood is the dream factory, and no one dreams about older women.

Women's lives get more interesting the older they get. For some reason, when you hit 35, it turns into a grey area filmically. There's not much more until you start playing grannies. I'm not ready for that. I'm just naffed off that, between 35 and 50, there aren't better things about.

It's absurd: half the movie audience are women, but Hollywood bosses are still aiming for men who are 20.

When you're a woman in your 40s, it's not the best time to do films, because there really aren't that many roles. Then you reach 50 and there are more roles again. Mother parts.