Anna Silk Quotes

I'll continue working as long as people want to hire me.

I'll be that guy who's 80 years old and still has a job. There is no 'retire' for me.

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

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.'

My philosophy was, if I just do good work, someone will like it enough to employ me. It never made me famous. And I'm way, way too old now, mate. That boat's sailed.

When you get to a certain age, the work begins to thin out.

I'm lucky I get to work a lot.

I can't worry about whether roles will be there for me when I'm older. They're there now, and I'm just not going to panic.

I can't worry about whether roles will be there for me when I'm older.

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.

I want to work and be happy.

Work is life. Work is opportunity.

I'm not in retirement. I just don't want to work so much, and I don't get that many offers any more.

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

A job is a very healthy thing to do.

I'll be kicked out before I rust out.

The roles do get fewer as you get older. That's the same for all professions, there's fewer roles for people later in life. I don't think it should be like that because as long as you are able to do your job then people should keep working with you. It shouldn't come down to age.

We have had examples in our industry of people working for 30-40 years because of their ability to act. Your looks leave you after a point, you don't look the same way you did when you were in your 20s or 30s. After that you have only your ability to show.

As you decline in years, you decline in the marketplace.

People want to work, but they don't want to necessarily want to do labour.

I didn't realize the age thing until I got hired and everybody was telling me I was f - -ing old.

We've always been a slightly specialist interest, and as you get older, for specialist interest programmes I think broadcasters are probably looking for younger talent, really.

I have a lot of people who want to work for me.

It's one of the most important things in life to provide someone with a job.

Young people want to work.