Hope Quote by Miriam Shor

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

— Sharon Stone

Now, there are roles which are capturing a vibrant moment in an older woman's life. There was a time when those interesting roles stopped…

— Maggie Gyllenhaal

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

I'm absolutely certain that audiences want to see older women on their TVs.

— Sarah Lancashire

As a person who wants to see and believe in the story, I don't think women at age 50 are able to sing young girls.

— Kristine Opolais

I was 36, and I had decided to quit acting because it was so disappointing.

— Phil Hartman

You can see designers and fashion people bringing in older girls to do their shows - I'm not even afraid to say 'older.'

— Irina Shayk

People are not used to seeing an older woman on screen, unless she's playing a character role. Why can't they make a movie about…

— Melanie Griffith

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

— Amy Irving

Some films do portray women in their 40s well, and some other films don't. Some films are written by women, so maybe there's a…

— Julie Delpy

What I learned was there's no roles for women who won't be in their 40s. For women who will be in their 40s, there's…

— Sharon Stone