Salma Hayek feels like age is helping her 'expand to other territories' as an actress
Salma Hayek has explained how growing older - combined with Hollywood's changing mindset towards middle aged women - has helped her expand her horizons as a performer.
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Salma Hayek feels like age is helping her "expand to other territories" as an actress.
The 58-year-old star insisted while she was known as "the sexy girl" for a long time, her age and Hollywood's changing mindset both give her the chance to explore other roles.
She told Marie Claire magazine: "There was a time when I was the sexy girl, but thank God age came and gave me the ability to expand to other territories.
“Although I’m still sexy and I embrace it.”
She is also inspired by the idea of makings sure everyone realises "women are not disposable" once they reach "a certain age".
She added: “Another calling that I have is to remind everyone that women are not disposable after a certain age in any department.
"We should battle that with all we’ve got.”
Despite noting the way Hollywood has progressed, Salma noted there is still a lot of work to do done, including the way people talk about the performers when a film is successful.
She said: "The credit goes to the man. The girl is just the girl.”
