And I'm no fucking saint, trust on that, just middle-aged and mellower. But why the fuck does my face have to be unlined like it was when I was 30? I earned every goddamn furrow in my face through living, and I think I look better now than I ever have. No photoshop!

If George Clooney can be sexiest man of the year with laugh lines and gray hair, then screw it, I'm going for it, too. And no, injectable toxins is not the same as mascara or hair dye, honey. Nice try though.

PS-So how much do you $$$ on yourself?

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The intention of my comment was that right now it's fashionable to look down on those who use more modern tactics like Botox, as if they are unfairly cheating at the natural order of things, which I guess, they are. But most of us play tricks with nature all the time (eye drops, hair dye, lipstick, Spanx). It's all part of the ruse. Botox is just one more thing that women are using to slow the natural decline.

You're supposed to be pretty but God forbid you work at it.

Look at the vitriol it stirs here, even among complete strangers. Accusations of frivolity and bitter usage of the word "honey."

There's something deeper to this.

The truth is, it's fantastic that you are content enough to age gracefully. I have never had that kind of self-esteem. You're lucky. Some of us, however, need a crutch.

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Botox is awesome. It's hair dye for the forehead. It's all poison anyway.

Embrace modern marvels that help you feel better about yourself. It's okay to want to be pretty!

And yes I'll probably get slammed for saying this. Whatever.

Botox is great, I have it, and I love it.

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I find botox very distracting for actors. It's hard for them to emote.

I am not a fan of it. We get older, so what?

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It's part of life. We're born we die. Why does getting older suck? I mean I get not wanted to deal with age related illnesses but the superficial stuff? Life is too short.

I find the youth worship in America a little bananas (and living in L.A. for 10 years I saw the extreme). In L.A. a woman over 35 is old and unacceptable. So glad I don't have to deal with that crap anymore. It's one reason I moved to Italy.

I don't think we have to let ourselves go as we get older but these 30, 40, 50 etc. somethings in L.A. cutting themselves up to look 20 are not fooling anyone. They just look plastic.

It's offensive that people think something is wrong with you if you don't have work done. I went to see a movie with Diane Lane a few years back. A studio exec friend said she didn't understand why Diane didn't fix her eyes. Diane is stunning and looks great. My friend is so used to seeing women in their late 30s with NO wrinkles that Diane looked strange to her. sigh

My parents are from the Caribbean and a 40 year old is still young. Could be because the avg. age is like 80.

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If we can use medicine to lengthen our lives, why not use it to lengthen our beauty as well?

I know people take it overboard and as a young woman, I swore I would NEVER do superficial things to alter my natural decline, but as a woman in Los Angeles in her thirties in the Industry, you bet your ass I do whatever I can.

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LOLCATE BLANCHETT!?

SEPARATED AT BIRTH!?

se⋅gue: any smooth, uninterrupted transition from one thing to another.

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End rant.

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She nailed that role. I don't think anyone else could have done Galadriel quite so hauntingly.

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