Actors Quote by Juliet Stevenson

Indeed, there were times when it was quite worrying that after hitting a certain age, you wouldn't hear from a lot of actresses anymore.…

— Christine Bottomley

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

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

We all know the huge problem there is with entertainment in general leaving out women. Especially as actors, we know there are fewer great…

— Geena Davis

I think it's absolutely about time that we have as many female leads as male. It's a very exciting time to be an actress.

— Felicity Jones

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

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

— Todd Haynes

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

We have so many male superstars, but there are just a few female actors who have attained that status. It is not only because…

— Radhika Apte

It's tougher for women than men in Hollywood, period, if you ask me. As with most professions, women have generally not found equality with…

— Nazanin Boniadi

When you get into your 40s, the roles do tend to drop off, and I've seen it happening to friends of mine. Hopefully it…

— Keeley Hawes

I do feel that historically having gendered categories has helped from keeping women actors from a lot of erasure because I think historically people…

— Lily Gladstone