In an age robbed of religious symbols, going to the shops replaces going to the church. We have a free choice, but at a price. We can win experience, but never achieve innocence. Marx knew that the epic activities of the modern world involve not lance and sword but dry goods. Stephen Bayley achieveactivityage share on social
American movies are often very good at mining those great underlying myths that make films robustly travel across class, age, gender, culture. Tom Hooper ageamericanclass Change image and share on social
I was a theater man, so I was never in the situation of being a handsome Hollywood leading man, and then having to age. John Noble agehandsomehollywood Change image and share on social
I grew up in the American South and came of age in the 1960s, an incredibly turbulent time. It was as if the seams of American life were being ripped apart with riots and protests. Sue Monk Kidd 1960sageamerican Change image and share on social
A lot of older parents worry about being older parents. I hear people say, 'I don't want to be too old to play baseball with my son.' They worry that their kids will be embarrassed by their parents' age. Penn Jillette agebaseballembarrass share on social
I'd say that, first and foremost, I'm a performer; I started performing when I was four years old, and being on stage from a young age set me up. Paloma Faith ageforemostperform Change image and share on social
I am 58 and it's difficult for people to gauge my age. Richard O'Brien agedifficultgauge Change image and share on social
I went to school, but they didn't give you too much schooling because just as soon as you was big enough, you get to working in the fields. I guess I was a big boy for my age. Muddy Waters agebigboy Change image and share on social
Particularly at around the age of 70 you reach a stage where you have to be very careful. If, at that point, you abandon the work you have been doing, there is a good chance that you will just collapse and drift. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau abandonagecareful share on social
If a brain is exercised properly, anyone can grow intelligence, at any age, and potentially by a lot. Or you can just let your brain idle - and watch it slowly, inexorably, go to seed like a sedentary body. Michael Merzenich agebodybrain share on social
