Acting Quote by D. W. Griffith

If I were an actress today at the age of 18, I would never make it, because now our young actresses all seem to…

— Jamie Lee Curtis

With acting, the stark reality for women is that it's nearly impossible to get older in an elegant fashion as an actress. Either you're…

— Rashida Jones

I feel strongly for the younger actresses when a lot of their career is based on how they look. That must be hard when…

— Janet McTeer

There's a very small group of elite actresses who are my age, who people want to work with. It's not easy to get a…

— Amanda Peet

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

One of the things I do tell young women, if they want to pursue a career in acting, is to get good stage training.…

— Kathleen Turner

If someone called and the role was good and there was dignity and integrity in the piece, I'd be up for it, of course…

— Carol Drinkwater

I have a lot of friends who have nothing to do with the acting profession and they really liked seeing a woman of their…

— Lesley Sharp

I don't see myself as having to compete with younger actresses; I don't feel that.

— Annette Bening

I'm pretty sure a lot of directors would be thrilled to cast age appropriate roles. I am.

— Zoe Cassavetes

The one person whom I would like to be is Meryl Streep. Even at her age, she sits alongside the younger heroines at the…

— Rani Mukerji

It's smart to have a set of younger actors. People don't always want to look at me. They want to look at other people.

— Bruce Campbell