'So what? It's not important to me': Toni Collette, 45, says she pays no attention to ageism in Hollywood... as she reveals people often remind her that she's 'middle-aged'
She's one of Australia's biggest Hollywood exports, known for roles in big hit movies including Muriel's Wedding and About A Boy.
And Toni Collette, 45, has admitted that she pays no attention to ageism in Hollywood.
The blonde revealed that some people often remind her about being 'middle-aged' in the industry, but she couldn't care less.
'So what? It's not important to me': Toni Collette (pictured), 45, says she pays no attention to ageism in Hollywood... as she reveals people in the film industry often remind her that she's 'middle-aged'
'People say, ''Oh you're middle-aged now in this industry, blah,' Toni said in an interview published in The Sydney Morning Herald on Saturday.
'And it's like, "So what?" It's not important to me.'
Toni said that as she gets older, she's becoming more 'spiritual' and tries to remain fit and healthy.
Star attraction: Toni is one of Australia's biggest Hollywood exports, known for roles in big hit movies including Muriel's Wedding and About A Boy
Racy! Toni has been making headlines of late for her raunchy new show, Wanderlust (pictured)
But she said she isn't going to push herself.
'I'm healthy, yeah, but trying to live longer is ridiculous,' she said.
Toni has been making headlines of late for her raunchy new show, Wanderlust.
'I was the first woman to have an orgasm on the BBC': Recently, Toni (right) star told Radio Times it was an honour to portray a middle-aged woman in a way that has not been substantially seen on TV
In the show, she plays a counsellor desperately trying to save her marriage, with temptation all around her, her husband and their friends.
Recently, the star told Radio Times it was an honour to portray a middle-aged woman in a way that has not been substantially seen on TV.
She told the publication: 'Someone told me I was the first woman to have an orgasm on the BBC... and I'm happy to take the accolade.'
'It's so honest and fresh in the way the women are portrayed': Toni also admitted she hopes Wanderlust broadens the spectrum on how middle-aged women can be cast and viewed in the media
Toni also admitted she hopes Wanderlust broadens the spectrum on how middle-aged women can be cast and viewed in the media.
The Little Miss Sunshine star said it was the honest depiction of female pleasure on-screen that what drew her to the project, which is a co-production with Netflix.
She said: 'It's so honest and fresh in the way the women are portrayed. To be a middle-aged woman, to be in a long-term relationship and to be alive, dealing with a lot of things, it's tough.
'Certainly a middle-aged woman's sense of self-esteem, of sexuality, is not often talked about.'
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