Michelle Yeoh made history at the 2023 Oscars as the first Asian actress to ever win the Best Actress award, for her role in 'Everything Everywhere All at Once.' She made this triumphant achievement at the age of 60, and her co-star Jamie Lee Curtis also won her first Oscar for Best Supporting Actress at the age of 64—if you're thinking a lesson is to be learned here, you are correct.

In her acceptance speech, Yeoh said she hoped to be a "beacon of hope" for "all the little boys and girls who look like me" and proof that "dreams do come true," but she added an important point that needs to be louder especially within Hollywood: "And ladies don't let anybody tell you you are ever past your prime." The crowd applauded and Yeoh added, "Never give up." The cast of the film, which swept at the Oscars with seven wins including Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Film Editing, and Supporting Actor for Ke Huy Quan, is proof that you're never too old to make great art.

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Supermodel and actress Lauren Hutton has declared the age of anti-aging to be over. Speaking with Byrdie about her motives for joining skincare brand Strivectin as an ambassador, she said it all lay in their “age positivity” principle. “I liked what they wanted to do and how they were shifting the conversation toward age positivity, instead of this idea of ‘anti’-aging—which never made much sense to me."

She went on to criticize the beauty industry’s “obsession with youth" and added, “I think it’s time to realize that anti-aging is an old-fashioned term. There’s a lot of research that shows that our attitudes have so much to do with how we age, so instead of worrying about this wrinkle or that spot, we should all be focused on taking good care of our skin and ourselves, and the industry can help shift that conversation for the future," Hutton said. "If we’re lucky, we’re all going to get old."

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Sarah Jessica Parker -

In an interview with Bustle entitled 'Sarah Jessica Parker Will Change Your Outlook On Aging,' the 'Sex and the City' star shared that she has no interest in trying to look younger. “How best to feel like yourself is the thing I’ve probably spent more time thinking about than I have beauty or aging, because there’s just simply not a lot I can do about it. I could do more, but I guess I don’t want to.” Parker acknowledged that for some people, focusing more on their appearance helps them feel their best, but that approach doesn't appeal to her.

She pointed out that experience is highly valuable in most areas of life: "You want to be the person with the most experience who is a leader or relied upon as a professional, as a friend, as a wife, as a partner. That only comes with time spent living. So why are we not valuing that, instead of being focused on the fact that time spent living also produces wrinkles?” When asked what makes her feel beautiful, Parker responded that she'd rather talk about what makes her feel most herself, which is when she is joyfully in control of life and benefiting from the choices she's made. She finished the interview by pointing out that whether you're looking at a photo of yourself taken when you were 27 or 41, someday you'll look at it and say, "Oh my God, I was young."

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Julianne Moore -

Julianne Moore went deep on the topic of aging in an interview with As If magazine. She criticized the term 'aging gracefully' saying it was inherently judgmental. Her argument was that it suggests that we have any control over the way we age. "Is there an ungraceful way to age? We don't have an option of course. No one has an option about aging, so it's not a positive or a negative thing, it just is." Moore suggests taking a new perspective on aging: rather than seeing it is a gradual decline, remember that we are learning and growing every day of our lives. This doesn't stop when you finish school or university. "How do we continue to challenge ourselves, to interest ourselves, learn new things, be more helpful to other people, be the person that your friends and family need or want? How do we continue to evolve? How do we navigate life to have even deeper experiences? That's what aging should be about."

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Oprah Winfrey -

"People who lie about their age are denying the truth and contributing to a sickness pervading our society—the sickness of wanting to be what you're not. Denial leads to delusion. I know for sure that only by owning who and what you are can you step into the fullness of life." – Oprah

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Meryl Streep -

"You have to embrace getting older. Life is precious, and when you've lost a lot of people, you realize each day is a gift." – Parade

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Sigourney Weaver -

"When you're young, there's so much that you can't take in. It's pouring over you like a waterfall. When you're older, it's less intense, but you're able to reach out and drink it. I love being older." – Esquire

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Judi Dench -

"It's the rudest word in my dictionary, 'retire' ... And 'old' is another one. I don't allow that in my house. And being called 'vintage.' I don't want any of those old words. I like 'enthusiastic'." – Hollywood Reporter

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Viola Davis -

"What's released me most from the fear of aging is self-awareness. I've never determined my value based on my looks or anything physical. I've been through a lot in life, and what has gotten me through is strength of character and faith." – In Style

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Jane Fonda -

"What is the appropriate new metaphor for aging? A more appropriate metaphor for aging is a staircase—the upward ascension of the human spirit, bringing us into wisdom, wholeness, and authenticity." – TED

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Halle Berry -

"I just have kept reminding myself that beauty really is as beauty does, and it is not so much about my physical self. Aging is natural, and that's going to happen to all of us." – Yahoo! Life

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Michelle Pfieffer -

"Having to watch yourself age on a giant movie screen is simply not natural. It can wreak havoc on your psyche." – ABC News

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Jamie Lee Curtis -

"I am appalled that the term we use to talk about aging is 'anti.' Aging is as natural as a baby's softness and scent. Aging is human evolution in its pure form. Death, taxes, and aging." – Huff Post

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Julia Roberts -

"By Hollywood standards, I guess I've already taken a big risk in not having had a face-lift, but I've told Lancôme that I want to be an aging model—so they have to keep me for at least five more years until I'm over 50." – The Daily Telegraph

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Naomi Watts -

"Aging gracefully is all about being at peace with the natural progression of life." – The Sunday Telegraph

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Jennifer Lopez -

"I don't drink, smoke, or have caffeine. That really wrecks your skin as you get older." – Cosmopolitan

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Helen Mirren -

"The best thing about being over 70 is being over 70. Certainly when I was 45, the idea of being 70 was like 'Arghhh!' But you only have two options in life: Die young or get old." – People

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Jennifer Aniston -

"There is this pressure in Hollywood to be ageless." – Elle

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Penélope Cruz -

"I've seen my grandmothers grow old and they are so beautiful; every wrinkle in their face tells a story. I want to feel that in 30 years. I would always choose that kind of beauty over that [which] comes from having too much done to yourself." – Marie Claire

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Patricia Arquette -

"Aging is just normal! That is all there is to it.... It's pathetic, and it looks pathetic, when I hear some 55-year-old actor won't play opposite a 42-year-old woman because she is too old for him. People aren't buying this anymore." – Elle

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Reese Witherspoon -

"I just feel like I earned that gray hair and my fine lines. I like 'em. I so prefer 43 to 25." – Allure

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Angelina Jolie -

"I feel older, and I feel settled being older. I feel happy that I've grown up. I don't want to be young again." – The Cut

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Diane Lane -

"I take comfort that aging happens to everybody. It's part of life. Yes, it bothers me when I have lines or puffiness or droops. But it connects me with the human race. Just like the weather is the great equalizer, so is aging." – Good Housekeeping

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Sharon Stone - "You have to sit down and take a good look at yourself, particularly as you grow older and your face changes. People are afraid of changing; that they're losing something. They don't understand that they are also gaining something." – New You

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Scarlett Johansson -

"I definitely believe in plastic surgery. I don't want to be an old hag. There's no fun in that." – Marie Claire

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Christy Turlington -

"Everybody is so anti-aging, but I don't want to look younger than I am. Our face is a map of our life; the more that's there, the better." – Elle

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Heidi Klum -

"I don't think of getting older as looking better or worse, it's just different. You change, and that's okay. Life is about change." – Self

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Gwen Stefani -

"I'm hoping my children will save me from my vanity. If it doesn't, plastic surgery is an option… It sucks to have to grow older. We all have to accept it." – Marie Claire

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Rachel Weisz -

"Acting is all about expression; why would you want to iron out a frown?" – Marie Claire

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Emma Watson -

"I think the actresses who are really successful are comfortable in their own skins and still look human." – Marie Claire

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Lily Tomlin -

"There are a lot of shows on HBO and Netflix and Showtime that deal with an older demographic. Maybe not older, but they are certainly more egalitarian in terms of dealing with people who are professionals in their forties and fifties... So I think there's a lot more attention being paid to deeper, more serious subjects with older protagonists." – Elle

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Ingrid Bergman (1915–1982) -

"Getting old is like climbing a mountain; you get a little out of breath, but the view is much better." – Biography Online

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Lucille Ball (1911–1989) -

"A man who correctly guesses a woman's age may be smart, but he's not very bright." – Live About

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Doris Day (1922–2019) -

"The really frightening thing about middle age is that you know you'll grow out of it." – Movie Quotes

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Actresses on aging and being older

Celebrities who love being older, and those who don't

14/06/24 | StarsInsider

CELEBRITY Age

"There is this pressure in Hollywood to be ageless," one A-list actress is quoted as saying. Many others of her ilk agree, but also believe that getting older is something to be embraced, and that their value should not be based on looks alone. Some movie stars, however, admit to being anxious by the thought of age creeping up on them, and have turned to plastic surgery in an effort to delay the inevitable.

Click through the following gallery for some positive and negative views voiced by celebrities about aging and being older.