Drama Quote by Maureen Lipman

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

A lot of actresses say they are 24 when they are 34 but I find that ridiculous. I wish we didn't succumb to the…

— Dervla Kirwan

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

— Michelle Fairley

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

Older actresses apparently have no sense of humor about being older actresses.

— Ti West

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

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

— Amy Irving

It used to be that when an actress reached thirty, she was considered almost washed up.

— Lana Turner

Earlier at 30, a girl's career was over. Now, all of our top actresses are above 30 and doing well.

— Shabana Azmi

People assume actresses are afraid to get older; the truth is the roles get a whole lot more compelling once you're too old to…

— Olivia Wilde

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