Quotes About Perspective

I don't believe in falling in love today, getting married and if it doesn't work, you go your own way. It's not about that for me.

The only person who can say they're happy getting old is someone who isn't actually old yet. Every day, I get less and less happy about that idea.

You think about getting old, but when you get there, it's not what you thought it would be.

I'm not one of those people who is not looking forward to getting old. I'm happy with my life.

I don't like to think that maybe I'm just getting old. I'm not too excited about watching a huge explosion. I'm more interested in people and characters.

I just think there is a part of your brain that is supposed to be afraid of getting old, even if you're not really.

I'm not bothered by the idea of getting old, or I guess you could say by having arrived at old. I was 10 when my mom turned 55. For 1955, she was a very old mom.

No one looks forward to getting old do they?

It does bother me, getting old, and it really annoys me that it does.

I think this is one of the benefits of getting older: that one has that perspective on things farther away. One is so caught up in middle years in the idea of accomplishing something when, in fact, the full accomplishment is always with one.

It's nice, though, getting older and being able to do different roles.

I love getting older. I think it has to do with always being the kid on set.

One of the greatest things about getting older as an actor is that you settle into who you are and you don't begrudge everyone else what they have.

As I started getting older, I realized, 'I'm so happy!' I didn't expect this! I wasn't happy when I was young.

Getting older and having kids, you learn how to become less serious about it all.

I used to love getting older.

Everybody complains about getting older, but I find it such a rich time of life. There are negative things about it, I suppose, but more than that, I'm finding it to be a very positive experience in which growth suggests itself in a much more alluring way than it did when I was young - isn't that funny?

I have to say I don't mind getting older.

There are lots of scary things about getting older, but one of the biggest, I guess, is death itself. Especially in midlife, when we suddenly wake up to the fact we may have fewer years left than we have already lived.

You know you're getting older when the record executives start getting younger.

There are creative benefits to getting older.

I love getting older.

I kind of spooked myself about getting older. It's not that bad really.

I'm getting older, more mature, and the game is slowing down each year.