Interesting Quote by Amanda Peet

I used to worry about the lack of roles for women over 40. But suddenly, everyone has realised it's interesting to have a drama…

— Rachael Stirling

I'm 40 next year and I'm very well aware that where I am now, it becomes a bit of a wilderness for actresses.

— Lena Headey

Maybe I'm a better actor when I know there's going to be an older woman involved.

— Hunter Parrish

A lot of actresses will just go, "I'm 35." And I thought, " I'm not doing that." I like being 40.

— Sharon Stone

When you're a woman in your 40s, it's not the best time to do films, because there really aren't that many roles. Then you…

— Shirley Knight

There's talk of the lack of roles for older women. It's so tough and it's soul-destroying what some female actors do to their faces…

— Lara Pulver

The cool thing is that, unlike film, the theatre roles for women get better and better as you get older.

— Idina Menzel

As an actress I take roles I find interesting.

— Emma Watson

If you see films which have been successful over the last 10 years, the women in them have been in their 20s. 'The Dirty…

— Konkona Sen Sharma

Women over 35 have great stories, and the actresses are there, but you can't get the movies made.

— Bonnie Bedelia

I have managed to get through that tricky turn into your 50s with two great roles. It is great to see characters for women…

— Sarah Lancashire

People are not used to seeing an older woman on screen, unless she's playing a character role. Why can't they make a movie about…

— Melanie Griffith