Appreciated her candor and honesty
Two days ago on the news Internet, Anne Hathaway - in an interview - expressed candidly that she is beginning to lose roles to younger actresses but philosophically she accepts it with grace because as a twenty-something herself, she took advantage of Hollywood's ageism preference for pretty actresses in their twenties. Now that is a terrific example of how someone ages gracefully, especially in the entertainment industry where youth and looks are paramount. And then I especially mean the film and television industry where for women, ageism works its worse. Readers out there, if you live long enough into your 40s and 50s, you will 'personally' witness actors and actresses reach their peak as Hollywood sex symbols in their late twenties and into the thirties, then start to lose their looks and sexual charisma due to Father Time. And then you might be shocked at how some actors don't age nicely and start to really look unattractive. Don't troll me on this. It's a fact, not my opinion and a fact can't be opined upon. The supermarket tabloids are famous for paparazzi photos of actresses caught on the street without makeup and some of thos actresses in their mid-thirties and older are practically unrecognizable. You'd walk right by them. Back to Hathaway. I give her great credit. She's one of those lucky women who will stay attractive for a long time due to good genes and she takes care of herself. (Hard partying, late nights, cigarettes, lots of booze, and drugs will all age a person before their time.) But even Hathaway will not be able to delay Father Time forever. Look at photos of Hathaway from five years ago and even now you can tell the difference. She's still pretty and I would tell that to her face. And I love class and good manners in a woman.
I remember another candid actress, Kristen Swanson of Buffy the Vampire (1992) movie fame. She's something of a one-hit wonder who couldn't parlay that movie's great success into bigger and better and she remained in the middle of the B-list. Swanson told an interviewer that she would not date a man who didn't own a tool box. That's one of the smartest things an actress has ever mentioned. Bravo for her. I own a big toolbox and her comment made me swell with man-pride. Actress Ali Larter, over ten years ago, said that she preferred a guy with a paunch, reportedly because the buff guys were too self-centered, not balanced, and high-maintenance to themselves.