Once you've been somebody, really, you have a career and you're a nobody anymore, and you're getting older, you're living what's called a state of shame.
Getting older is a struggle. I always feel that just under the surface of acceptance and enjoyment of the ageing process is a terrible hysteria just waiting to burst out.
I get most of my inspiration from older records and older production styles, and that ends up rearing its head in the records that I make.
As I get older, I want to draw on my experience to make roles better. I see that in the older women who inspire me - their experience makes them better.
The wisdom and experience of older people is a resource of inestimable worth. Recognizing and treasuring the contributions of older people is essential to the long-term flourishing of any society.
I need to lose some weight. I'm getting really fat. But I'm getting older, and I just can't stop eating wonderful food. Rich, wonderful food.
As a father, you immediately become uncool, especially the older they get. The older you get, it's inevitable that, as cool as you think you are, you're probably just as lame in your kids' eyes.
Women, as they grow older, rely more and more on cosmetics. Men, as they grow older, rely more and more on a sense of humor.
Men take much more notice of older women in France, so I might move there. I think I'm a good bet.
The good thing about getting older is that, as you become less attractive, so you have less desire to go out and conquer everyone you see.
I think my least healthy habit is running around too much. And I think I'm getting better about it as I'm getting older.
Getting older is fine. There is nothing you can do to stop it so you might as well stay on the bus.
You can't help getting older, but you can help yourself from becoming old and infirm, in mind as well as body.
I'm getting older; you realise you are on the countdown of what you are doing, so performing means more than it ever did to me.
As I grow older and older, And totter toward the tomb, I find that I care less and less, Who goes to bed with whom.
Schoolchildren and older people like the idea of planting trees. For children, it's interesting that an acorn will grow into an oak, and for older people it's a legacy. And the act of planting a tree is not that difficult.
It's no fun getting older. I might be wearing beautiful diamond earrings, but they can't take away the pain of losing my hearing.
Every child is going to grow up. You can see it happen in the books: They get older and older and belong to themselves to a greater and greater extent.
I was really raised by three women - my mom, and I have two older sisters, one nine years and one 11 years older - so I'm happy to have that many women in the house.
As you ripen, you’ll notice that time is the weirdest thing in the world, that these surprises are relentless, and that getting older is not a stroll but an ambush.
When I was younger, I wanted to be older. Now I am older, I am not quite so sure.
