Actors Quote by Dervla Kirwan

I really dislike it when the media asks young actresses, normally when they're about 23, how they feel about ageing. There are other things…

— Penelope Cruz

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

Though Maggie Smith and Judi Dench have done all right, there's not a lot of drama work out there for older actresses. And you…

— Maureen Lipman

Certain type of actresses get younger instead of older. I always say, 'Only ingenues age.'

— Elaine Stritch

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

— Sharon Stone

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

— Monica Bellucci

For any female actor, the age between 35 to 45 is treacherous. Filmmakers tell me, I am at that awkward age. No parts are…

— Dia Mirza

There are fewer and fewer new roles for actresses as they get older. And that's not right.

— Michelle Fairley

Older actors can still play young, but it's harder for young actors to be able to play that age range.

— David Schwimmer

I think age is sometimes just a number. But it's a real joy. Young actors don't come with any of the baggage that we…

— Anne-Marie Duff

In the U.S., with very few exceptions, actresses older than 35 are simply discarded.

— Amy Irving

Look at poor Nirupa Roy. She got substantial roles, but at 30 they made her put grey in her hair. And Achala Sachdev was…

— Shabana Azmi