Defeating Quote by Trudie Styler

People in TV don't want leading actresses over 40.

— Helen Baxendale

I'm so glad that Hollywood and America are embracing women when they get in their 40s instead of putting us out to pasture.

— Anonymous

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

— Sharon Stone

People get devalued in Hollywood when they age, despite all their efforts to stay relevant and beautiful and young. They can't get jobs anymore.

— David LaChapelle

There is this thing in America where actresses reach 40 and go mad. The film industry wants all these young people.

— Monica Bellucci

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

It's not just in Hollywood that women run the risk of being passed by once they reach 50. It happens in real life, too.

— Candice Bergen

When you get into your 40s, the roles do tend to drop off, and I've seen it happening to friends of mine. Hopefully it…

— Keeley Hawes

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

— Shabana Azmi

Hollywood is the dream factory, and no one dreams about older women.

— Amy Heckerling

Being an aging woman in Hollywood is no picnic.

— Marti Noxon

When you are younger and you have to take hold of that career before it disappears, it's difficult to maintain any kind of status…

— Amanda Seyfried