Julie Walters Quotes

What I am finding now is that my audience is getting younger as I get older, which is a very good thing as you know - you don't want them to get older as you get older.

I don't really want to retire. I intend to go on working as long as I can because I still have a huge amount of energy.

When I joined 'WhatsApp,' I was 38 years old. Opportunity is available to us in all walks of life and at all ages.

Obviously, we live in a society where ageing is feared. But, to me, the alternative to getting old isn't that great. I've got friends much older than me and much younger, and I love that. It means you get to teach as well as learn.

The cool thing is that, unlike film, the theatre roles for women get better and better as you get older.

You want to see women your own age in films.

They studio were flabbergasted when they discovered how interested everybody was in 'those old people.' And now many upcoming projects feature older people; it's become a trend.

I don't reflect on sort of the age of the roles that I get. It's usually just what plays into what's believable - 'Am I believable at this age?'

People who refuse to rest honorably on their laurels when they reach retirement age seem very admirable to me.

I don't think age has anything to do with what you write about.

It's the same thing now. When I go onstage the young people scream and holler as much as the older generation.

Market research shows that older women like seeing older women in ads, and that younger women do, too - because they see them and are not frightened of growing older.

You might be surprised by how interested young people are in older people.

I do feel that the trend is away from ageism and toward a recognition that older people have a unique voice.

How do I think the industry's changed? Films have changed a lot. I think women are finally able to get older and be sexy just like men. So I'm really enjoying that part - that's my evolution.

Our seniors have worked long and hard to better the economy, raise families and serve their communities. They deserve to live independent and active lives in their golden years.

The secret of long life is double careers. One to about age sixty, then another for the next thirty years.

I understand that there's a certain energy in youth, no question, in terms of pursuing jobs. But there is wisdom in age. It's too bad that the two can't come together because I do think that people are dropped from what they're really good at too soon.

The boomers' biggest impact will be on eliminating the term 'retirement' and inventing a new stage of life... the new career arc.

Maybe it will be a great thing when the Baby Boomers finally die out. In real life, it's not a matter of the good guys or the bad guys. Rather, it's big numbers and small numbers that do the counting.

I think older women still have a full life.

I thought at 46 years old, I've been removed from the fashion industry for 10 years. I couldn't possibly write a model's book. That's for a 20-year-old. But I could say what I want to say without chastising the industry.

I will be working with David Lynch when I'm 80.

I've met fans that are 9 months old to 90 years old.

I always say, 'Don't retire - inspire.'