A handful of older, romantic leading men, like Sean Connery, Jack Nicholson, and Robert Redford are still landing parts.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
There are some fantastic parts for older actors.
I was a theater man, so I was never in the situation of being a handsome Hollywood leading man, and then having to age.
When you see period films, it tends to often be with older actors.
A lot of male actors are method actors and they become the characters which they both were.
In the olden days, a couple could be in every movie together, but it's just not like that anymore.
When you're a young boy, you're looking at older men for role modelling. Before I loved De Niro, I loved Clint Eastwood; I loved John Wayne. And James Bond.
Maybe I'm a better actor when I know there's going to be an older woman involved.
Every young male actor dreams of being James Bond in an action movie. And that's their first role. But the truth is, when it comes down to it, that's not relatable.
I think a lot of the time in films, men get roles where they create their own destiny and women are just tools, supporters for that.
I think Michael Crawford realised, I think we all realised, once we'd gone the route of casting a very young girl, you can't really cast a 65 year old man opposite. Slightly different resonance I think. No, we weren't going to go there. We'd have Jack Nicholson in the lead.