I think in the acting world you either manage that transition to older roles, or you stick with what you've always done and then discover nobody can bear you doing it as an older person.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It feels like as you get a bit older, you've worked out the things that are good for your life apart from with acting.
Since first starting my career, I've grown accustomed to working with actors older than me. I'm always the youngest.
I enjoy acting now more than I ever have. I've had lots of difficult times when I was younger, but that was all tied up with thwarted ambition. It's hard being a young actor, because you don't realise until later that it's only ever about doing the work.
I always think it's hard for any young actor to make that transition to more grown-up roles. Because you don't want to alienate your audience who has been supportive of you for so many years, so you kind of have to tiptoe through that process.
Being an actor does make you aware of your age.
I always loved acting, but when you get older and you're going through adolescence, the roles are limited.
I feel like as you get older, the roles you get change, and you don't always want to do the same tone over and over again.
I always tell young actors to have a back-up. You don't want to find yourself at the age of 30 still struggling to make a living out of acting.
As an actor, you get to sort of bounce back and forth in terms of the age range you play and the life experience that your characters have.
The wonderful thing about acting is you move along with your decade. The older you get, the more interesting the parts you get to play and you bring more of your personal experience to the part.