Women might be able to fake orgasms. But men can fake whole relationships.
Sharon StoneRead
I can't tell you how many doctors try to sell me a facelift. I've even gone as far as having someone talk me into it, but when I went over and looked at pictures of myself, I thought 'What are they going to lift?' . . Frankly, I think that in the art of aging well there's this sexuality to having those imperfections. It's sensual.
Interpretation
Aging gracefully involves embracing imperfections rather than seeking to change one's appearance.
Sharon Stone's quote reflects a positive attitude towards aging and the natural changes that come with it. Rather than adhering to societal pressures to alter one's appearance through cosmetic procedures, she champions the beauty of imperfections, suggesting that they add to one's sensuality and authenticity, thereby redefining the standards of attractiveness and self-acceptance in the process of aging.
In practice
In a discussion about beauty standards at a women's conference.
Women might be able to fake orgasms. But men can fake whole relationships.
I don't believe makeup and the right hairstyle alone can make a woman beautiful. The most radiant woman in the room is the one full of life and experience.
Well, I think when we can turn to the person sitting next to us and really see them with kindness and see ourselves reflected back - when there's some dignity and compassion traveling back and forth.
I have absolutely no objection to growing older. I am a stroke survivor so I am extremely grateful to be ageing - I have nothing but gratitude for the passing years. I am ageing - lucky, lucky me!
There was a point in my 40s when I went into the bathroom with a bottle of wine, locked the door, and said, 'I'm not coming out until I can totally accept the way that I look right now.'
I've never been willing to lie about my age. Why on earth would I want to tell people I'm 35, which I'm not, and have them say, 'Oh that's nice,' when I could tell them I'm 47, which I am, and have them look at me and go, 'Whoa!'. I'm not afraid of aging. I stopped being afraid of life a long time ago.
I, like many women, buy into patriarchal standards of beauty every day. I very rarely leave the house without make-up. I dye my hair. I wear clothes that I choose carefully for how they make me look to the outside world.
I'm proud of my wrinkles. They give my face character. As an actress, you mess with that at your peril.
When I tried to imagine being beautiful, I could only imagine living without the perpetual fear of being alone, without the great burden of isolation, which is what feeling ugly felt like.
Look, whenever I hear or read I’m beautiful, I simply don’t understand it … I’m certainly not beautiful in any conventional way. I didn't make my career on beauty.
Beauty comes from within, not from what you wear.
When I wear a silk scarf I never feel so definitely like a woman, a beautiful woman
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