'You die young, or you get old': Helen Mirren, 78, urges people to celebrate aging instead of fighting it
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Dame Helen Mirren has no issues with aging. The 78-year-old actress would prefer to live a long and wholesome life and savor each day as it comes. In fact, she claims she has never considered fighting the aging process.
Mirren told Britain's Hello! magazine, "I say celebrate it, don't fight it. You die young, or you get old, and I don't want to die young. I'm too interested in life. It's wonderful, so celebrate that and enjoy it."
Helen Mirren loves being the age she is
The 'Red' actress affirmed that she is content to be the age she is and that she has no wish to go back in time, as reported by Aceshowbiz.
She said, "I've always said I'm not growing old, I'm growing up. I feel the age I am in the fullest possible sense, with all the curiosity, knowledge and fear I have about life."
"I love being the age I am. Why would I want to be someone else? I don't. Actor John Gilbert said, 'It's all in the spine' and it's very true. I want you to do something right now, sit up and the energy immediately changes. It's amazing," she added.
"That feeling of, 'This is my space, I'm taking it and filling it up' makes an enormous difference. So as you travel through life, keep taking your space and don't let anyone else take it. There's no one else in the world like you," Mirren added.
Helen Mirren thinks aging has some 'wonderful advantages'
The legendary thespian also values the good things that aging has to offer. She said, "We absolutely need to change the language around aging. Part of life is getting older, so the vocabulary is incredibly important. Without a doubt, as you get older, your confidence grows."
"One of the elements of getting older that makes you happy is you let go of those terrible, ridiculous insecurities you have when you're young. My mum always said to me, 'Darling, never worry about getting older. When you're 20, the thought of being 40 is terrifying but when you get to 40, you won't want to be 20 again because you've gained more wonderful advantages,'" she reflected.
