It used to be that when an actress reached thirty, she was considered almost washed up.
There are younger directors, and anybody over 30 is ancient to them, because they're not that old.
It's hard to get older as an actress. You see a lot of people, especially in L.A., chasing youth.
If you're a lead actor, people are just waiting to say 'you're too old' or 'you're too unhip.' If you're a supporting actor, you can just work forever.
In human years I am 29. In actress years I'm the ripe, promising age of 18 to 35. That's how it works here in Hollyweird.
There is this thing in America where actresses reach 40 and go mad. The film industry wants all these young people.
I'm just a pack mule. I've played leads and I've played character roles. Any actress in Hollywood will tell you as your age climbs, the leads thin.
Certain type of actresses get younger instead of older. I always say, 'Only ingenues age.'
Hollywood is not good when it comes to age.
When I first met Sam Mendes, I was a bit confused and said to him, 'I'm 50 years old. What am I going to do at 50 in a Bond film?'
Once you get into your 40s, you're no longer leading-lady age. Generally, those roles get offered to women in their 20s and 30s.
