I've already started saying that I'm 30 when I'm still 29. That way, I'm already there.
I'm from New York, I'm 53, I have my moments when I'm a nice guy, and more frequently I have my moments where I'm a middle-aged aggravated person. For years I was always the nice guy, so in life I had to pretend to be the nice guy.
If you're extremely, painfully frightened of age, it shows.
People think you have pressure when you are young. It's the other way round, actually.
Once you get to a certain age, if you have resentment towards people, it only affects you.
When I got the paperwork for Superstars, and I saw they asked what size swimsuit I wear, I had a hot flash, nearly broke into cold sweats and hired a trainer immediately.
There's this pressure to perform in your twenties - I think it comes from this whole generational foreshadowing that presumes there will be a whole other layer of things to worry about in your thirties.
A new study shows that having a severe phobia can hasten aging. But what if my greatest fear IS aging?!?
You'll find people who rib you about their age are petrified about getting old. It doesn't bother me.
I know that might sound silly coming from someone my age, but I remember on my 14th birthday having a crisis like my mom should be having. I kept thinking that I was getting older, and I haven't really accomplished anything. I remember thinking that I better accomplish something real soon.
Everyone - particularly my female friends I speak to - all say 'I wouldn't be in my twenties again if I was paid.' It's a difficult time.
