Naomi Watts: roles for older actresses are getting better

Naomi Watts believes Hollywood roles are getting increasingly more interesting for middle-aged actresses - because the actresses are demanding it.

The 38 year old said recently: “As I’ve gotten older, the roles - knock on wood - are getting more interesting. The longer the life, the deeper the characters, the richer the material.”

“The theory used to be that it stops at 35 for women in Hollywood, but I think that has changed.”

“For a while it felt as if women’s roles were going to all the 25-year-olds, but now, 40 seems to be the new 35, it really is.”

“Look at all these great women around the age of 40 - Cate Blanchett, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger and Emily Watson - they will all keep working.”