Actresses Quote by Christine Bottomley

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

There's still a massive inequality between the genders. If you look at the trajectory of a male actor's career, there's no hesitation or hiatus.…

— Juliet Stevenson

One of the advantages of being an older woman in films,is that you don't care as much about so many things. There are women…

— Allison Janney

We had a moment in the '40s and '50s, where female characters were very strong in film, where these incredible roles were written for…

— Monica Bellucci

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

I feel like there is this resurgence of amazing roles for women. It's because TV is so good - there are amazing parts for…

— Molly Shannon

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

Now, there are roles which are capturing a vibrant moment in an older woman's life. There was a time when those interesting roles stopped…

— Maggie Gyllenhaal

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

The fact of the matter is that we're all aging, and there's this stigma that older actresses don't work as much as younger actresses,…

— Jewel Staite

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

— Idina Menzel

There's nothing new about women playing pivotal parts or title roles in films. Women in strong characters have always been accepted. It has been…

— Parineeti Chopra