Actress Quote by Candice Bergen

Hollywood stops hiring their star leading ladies when they turn 40. It's very defeating.

— Trudie Styler

I'd say 50 on men is like 33 on women in Hollywood. The standards - it's just the way we do our storytelling. And…

— Ron Livingston

Simply put, women should prepare in their 50s for the rest of their lives.

— Margaret Trudeau

For women, 50 has too long been seen as a symbolic cut-off point. A roadblock where your energy, vitality and career prospects were once…

— Susanna Reid

Hollywood is still the cradle of many myths, including the one of eternal youth. I find it odd that the very notion of desire,…

— Anne Fontaine

It's absurd: half the movie audience are women, but Hollywood bosses are still aiming for men who are 20.

— Todd Haynes

There is this thing in America where actresses reach 40 and go mad. The film industry wants all these young people.

— Monica Bellucci

There's some truth that roles for older women are harder to come by, but it's wrong for actors to monopolise the ageist thing.

— Sarah Lancashire

Women have to take more control of their careers. They can't just wait to be cast in a film.

— Richard LaGravenese

People talk about the golden age of Hollywood because of how women were lit then. You could be Joan Crawford and Bette Davis and…

— Cate Blanchett

When women's parts are being written, they are more and more for under 30s who are nubile and beautiful. Actresses over 40 are finding…

— Samantha Bond

There are a lot of powerful women in Hollywood who have been movie stars for a long time who are getting into their forties…

— Kathy Bates