Quotes About Perspective

I think I look at media differently than anyone older would.

The older you get, the more you are aware that everybody has a certain way of seeing things, which they have to honour.

I think that, as you get older, you become less focused on yourself and more focused on the people in your life.

I had older brothers, and I don't think there's anything worse than an older brother. They pretty much told me the end of everything they got to see before I did.

There's some members of the older generation who have been conditioned with such closed minds.

I like older people; I think older people have a lot of flavor.

I wanted other people to see what's in my mind as a young 14-year-old girl because sometimes, when men - or just older people - try to make films from what they think is a kid's perspective, it doesn't come out the right. It's like, 'Ehhh, that's probably not what we would do!'

A lot of times, older people don't get the new generation.

Older people, who just happen to have been around longer, may not be cleverer than the young, but they have seen more.

Maybe I'm a better actor when I know there's going to be an older woman involved.

I had an affair with an older woman when I was at college, and she was a strong feminist, which shaped my view of women. I learned that they could call the shots, which was fine with me.

I've always been drawn to older women.

I do read a lot of autobiographies and biographies but from people who are not in my field - older women, older artists, Miles Davis.

I grew up with 2 older brothers, the oldest of which was big into film. Hanging around him got me seeing so much good stuff at an early age. Maybe a 10-year-old should not be watching 'Boyz N the Hood' like 10 times in a row? I don't know. But it probably shaped me in some way.

Someone who knew me when I was 14 said I was the oldest 14-year-old on the planet. Now I'm a 14-year-old who is 60.

If I bring back only one gold people are going to say it's a disappointment. But not too many of them own an Olympic gold medal so if I get one I'm going to be happy.

People tell me an Olympic medal is a life-changing event. Except I don't even think about the medal unless someone asks about it.

If someone told me a couple years ago, 'You're going to be deep into show jumping with horses,' I would be like, I didn't even know that's an Olympic sport.

I pretty much knew that I was going to come in fourth, but then I said, 'I'm fourth at the Olympic Games. What are you talking about? Why is that disappointing?'

There's a lot more to life than just the Olympic Games.

To me, the Olympics are very important, obviously, but it's not something that I'm gonna change everything for.

I was almost expecting the Olympics to be the biggest thing ever, but it wasn't. It was just another race.

As you get older, you get more accepting - although, if you asked me whose body I would want, I would say Jess Ennis's at the Olympics.

I can't say that it's a dream come true because when I was growing up, I never dreamed of playing in the Olympics.