Being yourself Quote by Geena Davis

I liked being able to portray a woman at this particular age and at this point in her life.

— Parker Posey

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

— Sharon Stone

I vividly remember watching women in films when I was nine or 10, picturing them being what I'd be like as an adult. I…

— Alicia Vikander

I was 40 when I did my first movie.

— Danny Aiello

Women over 35 have great stories, and the actresses are there, but you can't get the movies made.

— Bonnie Bedelia

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

You want to see women your own age in films.

— Lynda Carter

My actress friends would tell me their horror stories, or say they couldn't get work, and were deemed too old, even though they were…

— Zoe Cassavetes

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

I remember auditioning for something where the woman was supposed to be 42, and I was 33 or something, and they were like, 'No…

— Miriam Shor

Not for one second do I not, like, pinch myself that I've had a successful acting career for 24 years. I am so grateful.…

— Carrie-Anne Moss

When you're an older woman [in a movie] you tend to be in - how did you put it? You're the brunt of the…

— Jane Fonda