I'm sure that is a reason why young people occasionally bash up old people - because the ages don't mix any more.
There are two barriers that often prevent communication between the young and their elders. The first is middle-aged forgetfulness of the fact that they themselves are no longer young. The second is youthful ignorance of the fact that the middle aged are still alive.
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.
Older men get lovable, and older women get monstrous.
The greatest thing is nobody cares that I'm fifty years old. They only care what I sound like.
If you want to know how old you look, just walk into a French cafe. It's like a public referendum on your face.
Film roles really did start to dry up when I got into my 40s.
Age is whatever you think it is. You are as old as you think you are.
Where did we get the idea of insultin' folks by pointin' out their age? ... It seems that we think youth is some special accomplishment brought about by the individual himself!
Any woman will tell you after the menopause, nobody whistle at her, well - that's just the beginning. As you get older people don't want you at their parties, we all are prejudiced about old people.
Nothing so dates a man as to decry the younger generation.
There shouldn't be a stigma about age with footballers.
There's a terrible truth for many women in the picture business: Aging typically takes its toll and means fewer and less desirable roles.
I don't like the way young people write and talk about the old. I don't like their attitude, which, if they weren't young and therefore bright and vibrant, would be called outdated.
In America, the old are neglected.
In Hollywood, you play a mom, and the next thing you know, you're on 'The Golden Girls.' They age you so fast.
I put my name into the Google search bar. Justine Bateman... And the auto-complete comes up. The auto-complete says that the top option is, 'Justine Bateman looks old.'
For whatever reason, 34 is old. Not to me.
If someone says to you, 'Go to an old-folks' home,' that's kind of ridiculous, because a lot of old people are doing terrific things for society.
If you're 30, 40 years old, you're not getting listened to by minors.
At 49, you want people to think you are at least a decade younger, not a year older.
There aren't many roles that are interesting if you're a 40-year-old woman, unless you're Julia Roberts or Cate Blanchett.
Men don't make passes at crones with big (rhymes with passes).
I wrapped 'Buffy' and I always felt on 'Buffy' that they wanted to keep me younger for a specific reason. It seemed like I was getting younger every year that I was on the show. I think there was a reference to me being 15, then 14.
You'll have a guy, and they're aging however they're aging, and nobody really cares. If you're a woman, it's different.
