I am loving this era of Sharon Stone. From her unapologetic read on men, to her unapologetic self-assessment of being the hottest now she’s ever been, Sharon continues to be the epitome of goals. And I still love that she’s taken up new careers in songwriting and painting to great success. Now with her sights set joyfully to her upcoming birthday in March, Sharon recently spoke with The Times about her positive outlook on aging. It’s a privilege, and one she doesn’t take for granted.
Sharon Stone is about to turn another year older — and she couldn’t be more grateful.
In an interview with U.K. outlet The Times earlier this month, the actress and painter, who turns 66 in March, clapped her hands and said, “Yay. Two exact months until my birthday and I’ll be even older. Sixty-six.”
“I like being alive and healthy. And I think that we should all be super-thrilled to make it,” Stone continued. “Because I’ve witnessed any number of people not making it.”
“I think that people who are embarrassed about being older are just stupid and ungrateful,” she added in the interview, which was published Friday.
Stone previously opened up to AARP The Magazine about aging, in a joint interview with fellow screen legends Jane Fonda and Alfre Woodard.
“I’ve stopped questioning everything, and that gives me a lot more room to breathe,” Stone said at the time. “I think it’s just getting comfortable in yourself — in everything — but certainly the work.”
“I frankly think aging is a great thing, and we’re lucky when we get to do it because, particularly in our generation, we’ve lost so many people to so many different things,” she added.
We are lucky we get to age! But honestly Sharon doesn’t really have to say anything about aging gracefully or gratefully, the proof is in the pudding. Just look at her! Everytime we see her on a red carpet or at an event she is radiant. There’s a peacefulness in her face, a self-contentment that cannot be bought. No, that kind of glow can only be earned by trudging through life’s hurdles and coming out the other side. Plus I’m sure surviving a stroke significantly reinforces the gratitude for each day. Anyway, thank you Sharon for giving us a wise, smoking hot ideal to look up to.
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She is correct, of course.
S Stone is very elegant. This is how I want to age–gracefully and with gratitude.
I don’t know – It’s good that she’s happy and healthy again and also that she has the bone structure to support aging skin against gravity. But I could have done without her calling people stupid and ungrateful. She doesn’t know anything about their lives.
I am going to say she’s most likely talking about the people she knows. Not the entire human race. I have heard that sentiment my entire life. One of the first thing I do upon waking is to say – I woke up today. Thank you God. I lost a few people in my family last year back to back.
I get that. My grandmother had a response to those who kept complaining about their lives – “I don’t hear anything about how you’re still alive.” (It loses something in the translation.)
Even if Sharon was talking about people she knows, that’s still a negation of their feelings. It’s like if someone says, “I feel scared” or “I feel sad” and the response is “Well, you’re stupid and ungrateful to feel that way.”
Stupid is admittedly blunt but at the same time I do a mental eye roll anytime someone tells me there’s “no way” I’m nearly 40 or someone younger than me whines about turning another year older because they’ve been conditioned to think people are “less than” as they age. Even at age 16-21-25-30 I never freaked out about getting older. At age 36 I had a brief moment but that was at the height of Covid and ever since I’ve been more aware of my mortality, but that’s not the same as “oh no I’ll be 30 and I haven’t accomplished everything on my list/I’ll no longer be considered hot” etc. So if I’m being honest, I agree: it’s a stupid way of thinking and it’s insulting to those of us who are “older.”
People are freaking out about the aging process, and don’t realise that getting older is a priviledge: in recents years I have lost friends, and 6 months ago my cousin, the friend was 49,my cousin 45.
Aging is scaring, but I want to live I want to get there, and I don’t want to run after my 20 yo self. I am happy where I am, I worked so much to arrive here.
It doesn’t hurt that she is naturally drop dead gorgeous…She is also a kick ass actor and an artist whose paintings are giving her another entire career well deserved! Thank you Sharon for being a huge inspiration and welcoming aging with open arms and gusto! We are the same age and I am a 2005 colon cancer survivor that I inherited from my grandmother. I love Sharon’s art and she has always been no nonsense tell it like it is…we are lucky to still be alive, embrace the age you get to be! Bravo!! XOXO
She looks terrific, and has had several really tough health issues. Nearly dying.
That stroke she had was massive.
She could have phrased her thoughts better.
But I agree with her. After decades of fighting for womens rights and equality and it seems that so much of PR is looking younger.
The $Billion makeup/beauty industry keeps growing. Plus so many under 30 having plastic surgery and procedures. It has become routine it seems.
Imagine if for one month we all stopped buying, using all the “care products” and each donated that money to an agreed upon charity. I wonder how much that would raise?
And yes, good health vs. looking younger. Once you start losing loved ones you realize just how insignificant outer physical beauty is.
I love that you can see brown spots/age spots on her skin. It’s not covered up with foundation. She’s showing her actual skin which is refreshing!! I wish foundation didn’t exist. What’s wrong with actual skin? Go Sharon!
I’m only 40 but a combo of genetics and multiple pregnancies has left me with brown melasma spots all over my forehead. I’ve been able to fade them a bit, but they’re never going away. Seeing her skin in the lead photo made me so happy. It’s ok for skin to look different as we get older.
Probably helps that she’s still drop dead gorgeous. But yes aging is a luxury that not everyone gets.
She looks fantastic. Every day is a gift.
💯 agree Sharon! 💯
And yes, people who aren’t appreciative of life ARE stupid!
We need more Sharon Stones in the world. A life-threatening health scare makes us rethink priorities and be grateful for our golden years and all we’ve learned and experienced. Breast cancer in 2016 and now bladder cancer in 2024 has made me feel very differently about my remaining years, may they be many and healthy, and I will fight this MOFO cancer with all my strength. And IDGAF about wrinkles or grey hair or saggy body parts, I have better things to think about and do for myself other than try desperately to stay young looking.
She’s correct in theory. I believe most people aren’t embarrassed by aging, merely uncomfortable or not yet come to terms with it. I’ll be 55 on my birthday. Do I wish I was 30? Of course. Getting old is scary at times.
Congratulations, Sharon! Congratulations to everyone posting here, to everyone reading this comment! You’re still alive! You’re still participating in the great mystery of Life. You’ve made it this far and you’re going to be around for a long, long time! Congratulations!