Quotes About Aging

Seventy years old! How did that happen? I was part of the generation that wasn't going to die.

The maddening thing is as actors of either sex, we get better as we get older, and so when you are 65, you think, 'I could play Juliet now. I understand it.'

I feel sexier in my 40s than I did in my 20s and 30s.

I always thought that I might retire from any form of sexuality by the age of 40 and just become a dignified older person.

I want to feel sexy and pretty and young as long as I can.

I was beautiful. Now, because I am old, I take no shame in so saying.

The body changes shape and there's nothing you can do about it.

There are a lot of great athletes who stop working out, and they get out of shape like everybody else in their 30s and 40s.

I'm not as sharp as I used to be.

The older you get, you do lose a little bit of sharpness. I experienced that myself as a player.

A loverboy's shelf life is very limited.

Don't get me wrong, I'm going to play the young role as long as I can because once that ship has sailed, there's no getting back on it.

I've written songs for Shirley Bassey, Marianne Faithfull, and Linda Thompson. I sort of focus on these wonderful, aging divas. But maybe that's because I think I'm Christina Aguilera.

There is a difference between looking all right in a shirt and taking the shirt off. The older that us dudes get, the more the paunch has to be worked on. It's hard.

Why isn't there any 50-year-old MCs killing it? I'm 46. Am I the only one? I can't wait to get to 50. I'm going to let everybody know it! I'm going to wear a shirt that says 'I'm 50.'

I think for all of us, as we age, there are always a few moments when you are shocked.

When I've got friends who are about to turn 40, I'm like: 'Babe, you're gonna love it, it's the best!'

When you get older, you don't have to eat a lot. I get my rest and sleep very well at night. It keeps me very balanced.

I think it's good for a woman to put on a bit of weight when she gets older - it looks better. But a man has to stay balanced.

I'm going bald. I'm having a major problem with it.

I played high school basketball at six feet, then I went to 5-11 in my 50's, and then, bang, I went down to 5-9.

I know you think that when you're 35, 45, 55, you'll be different. But I'm going to let you in on a bit of a secret. You're going to look different, and your life is going to be different, but in your head you'll always be that 16-year-old girl.

When I am older, I don't want to look at my films and not be happy about my choices.

I'm not building my life round not being able to bear the thought of being in my 60s and not having someone next to me when I wake up in the morning. That's not what drives me.