Acceptable Quote by Marion Bailey

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

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

Why do we insist women are cast 10 years younger than the role they're playing? Men don't know what a 30-year-old is supposed to…

— Carrie Coon

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

Fighting the ageing process just doesn't work. I think that actresses, ultimately, are responsible for the faces we give to women.

— Juliette Binoche

There's still this idea that women are over by the time they are 40, so that they can't play the love interest opposite a…

— Trudie Styler

There's a lot of criticism on how an actress is aging. Why do we do that with women? I work with a lot of…

— Jessica Chastain

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

Comedy and drama are less ageist media for women than stuff like light entertainment. But in TV or film, women have to be more…

— Sharon Horgan

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

Women are treated differently when they age, that's all. Just look at Hollywood. I don't really need to explain it to anybody.

— Peaches

Especially in comedies, I think a lot of time the female characters are there to provide a balance for guys.

— Zooey Deschanel