George Clooney and Sandra Oh. Gilbert Flores/Getty Images; Gilbert Flores/Getty Images
- While many celebrities try to look younger as they age, others are choosing to embrace aging.
- Actors like Jeff Goldblum and Sarah Jessica Parker have embraced the changes that come with age.
- These nine celebrities challenge Hollywood’s negative attitude towards aging.
Sarah Jessica Parker doesn’t care if people are shocked to see an older Carrie Bradshaw.
Sarah Jessica Parker in 2023. Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/Getty Images
In Vogue’s December 2021 cover story, Sarah Jessica Parker discussed the mixed reactions from viewers when they saw an older version of her Sex and the City character Carrie Bradshaw in the series reboot And Just Like That.
“Everyone has something to say. ‘She has too many wrinkles, she doesn’t have enough wrinkles.’ It almost feels like people don’t want us to be totally okay with where we are, like they almost enjoy it when we’re tormented by who we are today, whether we whether you choose to age naturally and not look perfect, or whether you do something if it makes you feel better,” said the 58-year-old actress.
“I know what I look like,” she continued. “I have no choice. What should I do against it? stop aging?
Sandra Oh said that aging has allowed her to “give fewer f—s”.
Sandra Oh in 2023. Gilbert Flores/Getty Images
At 51, Sandra Oh doesn’t care what other people think.
“I was more insecure at 20 than I was at 47,” Oh InStyle said in a 2019 interview.
She added that she believes aging allows you, in her words, “to give fewer F—s.”
“Aging is the greatest thing. It really gives you more room to be the person in the mirrored dress that’s always been inside,” she said.
Halle Berry knows that a changing face and body are natural aspects of aging.
Halle Berry in 2023. Gilbert Flores/Getty Images
Halle Berry, 56, said she has accepted the inevitability of aging.
“We all are getting older. Our skin will shrink and we will look different,” Berry told AARP in 2022.
“I see things changing with my face and my body, but I never put all my eggs in that basket. I’ve always known that beauty is deeper than the physical body you walk around in,” she continued.
George Clooney thinks cosmetic surgery often makes people appear older.
George Clooney in 2022. Gilbert Flores/Getty Images
In a 2015 ` Radio 4 interview, George Clooney spoke candidly about the reality of aging, The Telegraph reported.
“You have a couple of choices, which is getting older or dying,” said the 61-year-old actor. “And that’s why you have to get used to the idea that your roles in films and who you are and how you’re perceived will change. That will disappoint people sometimes.”
When asked if he would consider cosmetic changes to look younger, Clooney replied, “I clearly haven’t. For me, that was never a problem or an option. I don’t think it would make much sense, honestly. I saw it happen Especially with men, I don’t think it really works. I think it actually makes you look older.
“I’m a big believer in the idea that you can’t try to look younger,” he said. “You just have to look as good as you can at your age.”
Julianne Moore finds the term “aging gracefully” sexist.
Julianne Moore in 2022. Nina Westervelt/Getty Images
In 2021, Julianne Moore spoke to As If Magazine about the notion of aging gracefully.
“It’s totally sexist,” said the 62-year-old actress.
“There is so much judgment in the phrase ‘aging gracefully’. Is there an indecent way to age?” she asked.
“No one has a choice about aging, so it’s not a positive or negative thing, it just is. It’s part of being human, so why do we always talk about it like we can control it?” She continued.
Meryl Streep spoke about ageism towards women in Hollywood.
Meryl Streep in 2022. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
Reflecting on her decades-long career, Streep – now 73 – spoke about her fear that aging would disqualify her from jobs in the entertainment industry.
In 2016, she told WSJ Magazine, “I remember when I was about 40, I thought every film would really be my last. And all the evidence from other 40-year-old women at that time — that’s 27 years ago — would make you think it’s over.”
Speaking to NPR in 2012, she said that when it comes to women in their 40s and 60s — who she describes as “the most vibrant thing in a woman’s life” — Hollywood is often at a loss as to “what to do with them.”
“I remember when I turned 40 I was offered three different witch roles in one year. Playing three different witches in three different contexts. It was almost like the world was saying or the studios were saying, ‘We don’t know what to do with you,'” she said.
According to Today.com, Streep told Good Housekeeping, “You have to accept getting older. Life is precious and when you have lost a lot of people you realize that every day is a gift.”
Jeff Goldblum wants to take in nature.
Jeff Goldblum in 2023. Frank Hoensch/Getty Images
“Trying to be youthful only makes you look older,” Goldblum told the Huffington Post in 2016.
The 70-year-old actor and musician believes people should accept the physical changes that are a natural part of the aging process.
“I think when nature changes your face — especially when you live a clean life — your body is designed to make everything look good together,” he said.
Jamie Lee Curtis joked that it had an “expiration date.”
Jamie Lee Curtis in 2023. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images
Jamie Lee Curtis, 64, told InStyle how she stays motivated in an industry that places a disproportionate emphasis on youth.
“I have a motto now that I’ve passed that expiration date, which is, ‘If not now, then when? If not me, then who?’” she told InStyle in 2022.
“I tell myself every day. And after more than 40 years in the business, today I’m busier than I’ve ever been in my life,” said Curtis.
Jada Pinkett Smith is proud of the wisdom she has acquired throughout her life.
Jada Pinkett Smith in 2022. Michael Bucker/Getty Images
Jada Pinkett Smith feels smarter and happier than ever.
In 2016, Jada Pinkett Smith told Entertainment Tonight, “I think as you get older you really get to the point where you just don’t care what people think.”
“With that comes a certain freedom, [which] You really don’t have that when you’re young,” continued the now 51-year-old actress. “With age comes a lot of wisdom, and I’m happier now than ever, so that’s good.”
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