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I never thought getting older would be so great. But when it comes to depression, I have experienced less the older I've gotten.

There is so much to be gained from adulthood! Feelings just become so much deeper. The feeling of sadness and loss is much deeper than when you were a kid, but the feelings of love and happiness have also so much more dimension when you get older... That is what's so hard and exciting about being a human being.

Anytime you really take a close look at people who are dealing with the aging process, you're going to have a complicated reaction to what you're seeing and feeling. If you're in the middle of it, those emotions are going to be quadrupled. It's immediate, it's relatable, so it's good human drama.

I think there are things that you look for when you're younger, and you think they are going to make you happier or make you feel complete. That's not going to happen, and it's really about living the moments. Eventually, you reach a point when you're at ease with your life and don't have any unrealistic expectations.

As you get older, you sometimes feel that it's harder and harder to get something new and wonderful to come into your life.

I don't understand people getting depressed about getting older. There is nothing you can do about it, so you might as well embrace it.

As you get older, you see life is very short, so you have to appreciate more and more and to enjoy it.

Things never go the way you expect them to. That's both the joy and frustration in life. I'm finding as I get older that I don't mind, though. It's the surprises that tickle me the most, the things you don't see coming.

As you get older, subconsciously you start thinking about mortality and protecting your offspring. It opens up a whole new avenue of life experiences.

As you get older, you think about things differently from when you do in your twenties, when you think you'll live forever.