Young men have a passion for regarding their elders as senile.
Hollywood does not write parts for people like me, an elderly gentleman, and when they find out you're crippled, forget about it. No, I'll never work again.
Old, in America, is not a good thing to be.
Old people are scary. And I have to face it. I am old and I am scary.
This is where I break one last taboo: I'm incredibly glad I'm not a granny.
I grew up in the East Village with a lot of old people in my building, and I'm not sure if they lost their sense of smell over the years, but they always seemed to smell like they poured a bottle of perfume on themselves. I never want to become that person.
These guys are so old they're eligible for meals on wheels.
There is nothing more despicable than an old man who has no other proof than his age to offer of his having lived long in the world.
People think being in your seventies means sitting around in a chair with a blanket over your legs, drooling.
There are six myths about old age: 1. That it's a disease, a disaster. 2. That we are mindless. 3. That we are sexless. 4. That we are useless. 5. That we are powerless. 6. That we are all alike.
