Always Full of Shit Russell Crowe Says Actresses Should Act Their Age
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Funny how Crowe doesn’t bother to offer any opinion about the mind boggling legacy of Hollywood men playing romantic leads to women 10,20, 30, and sometimes 40 (!!!!!) years younger than them. Because it’s clearly the sad old women daring to pretend they are outside their actual birth ages that are ruining Hollywood. It’s good to know that he is only bothered by the idea that women dare to expect the same treatment by studios as their “sexy” older male counterparts. How wonderful that Crowe is thrilled that Streep plays “her age.” I wonder if he is as irked that people like Richard Gere, Jack Nicholson, Kevin Costner, Sean Connery and Eastwood have basically laughed off the entire concept of playing their age, too? Thanks Crowe for reminding us, yet again, that women are always held in contempt for doing anything remotely similar to what their male counterparts do without reproach.
By the way, if you really want a more realistic picture of what women over 40 experience working in Hollywood, I’d like to recommend a fantastic documentary called Searching for Debra Winger.