In most cultures, you can have a kid at 18 and it's not a big thing. It's not like, 'Oh, you've got to get a different haircut and move to the suburbs and act, like, 35.'
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I mean, Eighteen years old is the age of consent in Europe and you can go anywhere and do anything you like. In America, it is dumb. At eighteen you should be able to do anything that you like, except get married.
Most child actors, once they hit 18, once they hit 21, that's it. Even teenage kids often don't make the transition.
Young people can change and grow. Every parent knows that.
You have to grow. I can't be the same person I was at 18; otherwise, I'd be stagnant.
When I was younger, I looked a lot older than I was. They have these working laws in England where you have to be 16: if you're over 16, you don't have to be restrained by working hours and things like that. In America, it's actually 18.
It's not just about young people - there are films being made that deal with women getting older. That's a huge bonus, and here in America, that's a huge step forward.
Society has made us believe you should look like an 18-year-old model all your life.
Turning 18 is a big deal.
In Africa... age is not important over there. They don't care.
Young people are forced to mature sooner now than in the '40s. I was doing things at age 14 that guys in the movie were just beginning to do at 16 and 17.
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