Age Quote by Mary Badham

I always thought I'd write when I retired - when I turned 65. But by the time I was 33, to tell you the…

— Chuck Palahniuk

I always thought I'd write when I retired - when I turned 65.

— Chuck Palahniuk

I was 29 when I wrote my first novel. But I was 45 when I quit for good. I was a 16-year overnight success.

— Richard North Patterson

I was typecast in a mother's role very early in life. I didn't even reach a certain age. I was 20.

— Shefali Shah

I started writing stories when I was 9 or 10. I wrote my first screenplay-type document when I was 14.

— Cary Fukunaga

From the time I was very young, I was a professional, making money and assuming responsibilities. I didn't live the life of a child.…

— Kristy McNichol

I remember in my early 20s when I felt I couldn't live past 30. I was learning how to write. I had a lot…

— Carl Sandburg

About the time I turned 50, I experienced the profound biological change that often accompanies women at that age. Also, I put two kids…

— Jane Pauley

Right up until the time I retired at age 37, I felt like there were still things that I could do better.

— Julius Erving

I spent most of my 20s working as an actor. I started writing and directing because I was frustrated with the types of roles…

— Marielle Heller

When you're younger, you get scripts that you are too young for and now I'm getting scripts, which I think, "I'm too old for…

— Asa Butterfield

It was strange, especially because all of the projects I did when I was young, I was always the youngest on set or the…

— Lucy Boynton