A Quote by Amy Irving

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

Amy Irving

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Amy Irving
American - Actress
Born: September 10, 1953

The truth is that the actresses who I look up to are either my age or a few years older or a lot older.

Judy Greer

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Iain Banks

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

Ti West

In my experience, with very few exceptions - I am, as it happens, one of the exceptions - the one thing that most editors don't want to do is edit. It's not nearly as conducive to a successful career as having lunch out with important agents or going to meetings where you get noticed.

Michael Korda

There are very few actresses who can grow old and still get exciting parts... I think it's very important for me to have wider horizons, rather than just waiting for calls.

Clemence Poesy

The politician in my country seeks votes, affection and respect, in that order. With few notable exceptions, they are simply men who want to be loved.

Edward R. Murrow

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Edward R. Murrow

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, and I don't think that's true anymore.

Jewel Staite

I hope that I will be able to work all of my life - even when I am older. It's easier to do that in Europe than in America, because in America it is difficult for older actresses to find work.

Penelope Cruz

In Los Angeles, by the time you're 35, you're older than most of the buildings.

Delia Ephron

Punishment is but legalized crime. In a society built on prevention, rather than retaliation, there would be very little crime. The few exceptions will be treated medically, as of unsound mind and body.

Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

I'm always inspired by actresses who are older than me. Because I know that person has lived so much more life than I have. There's a whole other toolbox.

Kate Winslet

With a very few exceptions, every word in the French vocabulary comes straight from the Latin.

Lytton Strachey

If you look at European societies since the financial crisis began in 2008, with very, very few exceptions, the differences between rich and poor have increased, and sometimes hugely.