Willem Dafoe Quotes

I look forward to growing old and wise and audacious.

As you get older, I suppose, you get a bit more cautious in everything you do. But I've always been blessed with self-belief.

I'm not afraid to play my age. I never was. I've never been an ingenue. I like getting older.

I'm far more comfortable in my 40s than I ever was.

Life is not quantifiable in terms of age, but I suppose in my fifties I am more grounded and more at ease in my own skin than when I was younger. I have a confidence that I didn't have before from the experiences I've had.

A sense of freedom is something that, happily, comes with age and life experience.

I've had a lot of 'aha' moments, but the big 'aha' about growing older is the mental freedom.

I'm definitely a lot more comfortable now in my 40s than in my 30s - that's for sure.

Your mid-thirties is a good time because you know a fair amount, you have some self-control.

Begin, be bold and venture to be wise.

When I look back on my twenties, I just remember being afraid of everything, and in my thirties, I'm actually excited by things. And if things don't work out, you know, by the time you've hit your thirties, you've had your fair share of disappointments.

The one cool thing with getting older is that you can actively choose to just be an eccentric.

I'm more confident now than I've ever been. As you get older, you have to be.

I feel like I've reached an age where I can relax a little bit with the knowledge of what I've been through, take all that experience and use it. I love the challenge of trying to get back to where I've been, and beyond it.

Had I been older - maybe 25 or 30 - I would have never tried half the things I did because I would have rationalized everything and never did it.

When I was younger, I was kind of fearless. I think it takes more courage to do things when you know more. I was completely naive, and I was like, 'Why can't I do anything I want to do?'

I came into this music business at 26 years old. I was a fully developed man at that point. At that age, I didn't have anything to prove.

I feel - as I'm edging to my thirties, I feel like a stronger person and a more confident person.

The older you get, the more you appreciate where you are and the more confidence you have in what you can do.

I think confidence comes with age and experience, honestly.

Man, I'm 31, talking like I'm 60. I really do feel in control.

The nice thing about age is worrying less and less about what people think.

Forty-years-old these days is the beginning of people's lives. I've found myself, I'm confident, I'm mature, I've been through some stuff, I'm ready to write my book.

I've calmed down, certainly, from the days of being 18, but I'm still having a good time.

I've experienced a lot for someone my age that a lot of people will be able to relate to.