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Amy Irving
American
Actress
About the author
In the U.S., with very few exceptions, actresses older than 35 are simply discarded.
Amy Irving,
American
Actress
When my career first began, I didn't have children - so there's a whole lot of difference in the way I choose roles now. Not just films for my children, but how long I'm going to be away, and is Dad going to be home while I'm gone. That sort-of factor plays a part.
Amy Irving,
American
Actress
#Now
#Children
#Home
#Career
#First
#Difference
#Dad
I will argue my points; I will have my opinions. But at the end of the day, it's the director's choice.
Amy Irving,
American
Actress
#Will
#Day
#End
#Choice
#Opinions
I used to travel in tennis shoes; I am just not allowed to anymore. I'm an old hippie from San Francisco.
Amy Irving,
American
Actress
#Old
#Tennis
#Travel
I thought that my movie career was finished. I was quite happy to dedicate myself 100% to the theater. Surprisingly enough, I've never gotten so many work offers. It's so exciting, this feeling of a new beginning after 40.
Amy Irving,
American
Actress
#Work
#Feeling
#Career
#Thought
#Beginning
#Theater
And you know, the baby boomers are getting older, and those off the rack clothes are just not fitting right any longer, and so, tailor-made suits are coming back into fashion.
Amy Irving,
American
Actress
#Right
#Baby
#Fashion
#Clothes
You walk off the plane in Rio, and your blood temperature goes up. The feel of the wind on your face, the water on your skin, the taste of the food, the music, the sexuality; Brazilians are very comfortable in their sexuality.
Amy Irving,
American
Actress
#Food
#Music
#Wind
#Taste
#Skin
#Sexuality
#Water
#Blood