Karen Carney Quotes

I feel more and more at ease, because I think the older I get, the less pressure there is. People say, 'Well, he's not cutting edge because he's not in his twenties, so he's not expected to be.'

Reality is, you have to work harder the older you get.

I'm not young. What's wrong with that?

Men come of age at sixty, women at fifteen.

You can't really be old in L.A., it's kind of like a crime.

I think age is just something written down on a piece of paper. I mean, you come across 20-year-olds who are like old people sometimes. I've never taken much account of age throughout my life - my own or anyone else's.

We're rewarding either the reality or the appearance of youth, which is why you have all these people in their fifties trying to act like they're seventeen. You know, it's great to be young. Be young. By all means, be young. But always remember that youth is also kinda dumb, and doesn't know a lot yet.

The age thing is just a number.

My kids think I'm old and over the hill.

Age for me is just a number.

Just because society says I'm old doesn't mean I am.

I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel.

I do resent that when you're in the most cool, powerful time of your life, which is your 40s, you're put out to pasture. I think women are so much cooler when they're older. So it's a drag that we're not allowed to age.

I've always looked old for my age.

I think there's a notion in our society, and it may be valid, that people aren't as funny when they get older. It's a stigma still attached to the rebelliousness of youth.

I'm enjoying 40. Old enough to know better, young enough not to care.

Being seventy is not a sin.

Now there is this whole terror about getting old. Today, that fascination with youth is overrated. What's so special about being young? I just say that because I'm old.

Old age is an insult. It's like being smacked.

I don't think that I'm old.

I assume everyone around me is older because they look more responsible.

Age does not bring you wisdom, age brings you wrinkles.

Because I'm in an adult world and I'm really working, my age is just a number. It's not really who I am.

Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force.

I definitely don't look my age. So I actively look for roles that will help people change their perception of me.