Able Quote by Parker Posey

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

You want to see women your own age in films.

— Lynda Carter

Playing the role of the 70-year-old woman is quite an experience.

— Sudha Chandran

I have managed to get through that tricky turn into your 50s with two great roles. It is great to see characters for women…

— Sarah Lancashire

Even though I was 34 or 35 or something. I was like, “People can do that? Women can actually just say what they think?”…

— Geena Davis

One of the advantages of being an older woman in films,is that you don't care as much about so many things. There are women…

— Allison Janney

When I was young, I was very blessed to have this insight that my best work would be when I was an older actress.…

— Betty Buckley

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

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

I was happy that I finally could play a mature woman, because I started working when I was a teenager and was always playing…

— Penelope Cruz

I really liked the idea of playing that kind of optimistic, super-intense, go-get-'em spirit combined with being a little bit of an outsider. I…

— Amy Poehler

I was comfortable in my thirties playing the romantic partner, the hero that saves the day, or the woman who is facing a world…

— Sharon Lawrence