Bigs Quote by Barbara Crampton

I'm not so fascinated by these ingenue roles. I tend to gravitate towards women in plays or shows or films that are more chaotic…

— Hari Nef

I think every major character I've played was originally for an older woman. I have no idea what that says. I guess I'm mature…

— Natalie Zea

When you do a film with somebody who's my age - which is always the role of a mother or a grandmother - despite…

— Suhasini Mulay

I think as you get older, you find you can play more things because you're moving to a different category. You play a certain…

— Clint Eastwood

I've always believed that if you are willing to play your age that you will work, so it's the thing of continuing to play…

— Kathy Baker

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

It is true that in this culture, they throw you out when you get older. I see it all the time, especially in my…

— Bette Midler

Why aren't there these epic roles for women, for whatever age you are?

— Florence Pugh

The roles that are written for women as they grow older in theater are much richer and much more powerful.

— Kathleen Turner

One day, when I was 33, I shifted. I suddenly saw acting as a higher calling. I understood that my goal was to serve…

— Laila Robins

I'm 35 but because I've been acting professionally playing women since I was eighteen years old - I never played a teenager - people…

— Laura Benanti

I was playing 40-year-old women when I was 20. I didn't get considered for ingenue roles.

— Allison Janney