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A few of us who are around the sixty mark don't play that much these days and if you are taking on a couple of guys in their forties it is very difficult.

Is my ability what it was at, say, 25 or 30 years old? Probably not, but I like to compete. I like to go out and play the game hard.

As a matter of fact, I rarely ever play myself.

I've always played way older than my age. It's the experience behind my eyes or something.

I'm not afraid to play my age. I never was. I've never been an ingenue. I like getting older.

In past generations, people would try to play younger than they really are. My trick is, I don't try to play younger than I really am.

I went from a player who was never fit to a person who actually worked hard to get myself in shape.

Older people may have always existed throughout history, but they were rare.

I've been playing old parts forever. I play 93 quite often. When you've done it more than once, you take the hint. I think it's a great burden if you're one of those fantastic stars who've always been beautiful; then I think it's hard.

You can play older than yourself. You can play younger than yourself up to a point, and then that just becomes impossible because you carry a weight with you that you can't shift, unless you have very boyish looks.