Angela Lansbury and Tony's

So I was watching the Tony's the other night and was saddened to hear Angela Lansbury say that at her age, she never would have expected to receive something like that. What strikes me about that, is the fact that so many male actors reach the pinnacle of their careers at "that age," whereas female actresses find few opportunities to act at all. I mean, if Angela Lansbury wants to be getting acting work at her age, there should be people beating down her door. It shouldn't be a surprise to her to win a Tony, it should be the next logical step that she should only get more awards as she grows as a person and an actress. But the truth is, most writers are still male, and most producers are still male, and so the majority of roles are still male, and if they are female, they are young females. So people say "well then, why don't you write?" BECAUSE I'M NOT A WRITER. And frankly, I resent that I already have to work twice as hard to get half as far in this business, and expecting that on top of that, I'm suddenly supposed to become brilliant at a whole other art form (writing) in order to get an opportunity as an actress is just...argh!!!!

I get frustrated that my gender is such a handicap in this business. I'm an artist as much as any male actor out there, and I should have equal opportunities in my chosen business. But that just isn't the cast when it comes to acting. I'm hoping that times are changing. I have friends who are in films and on tv who shave off a good five years off their age, because being 30 and over means less work. Unfortunately for me, like I said earlier, people have thought that I'm in my 30s since I turned 23.

But there's no use in focusing on this problem. All it does is upset me and take the motivation out of my day. The only way to solve this is to just keep doing what I love, and supporting the work of "older" actresses so that producers understand that people DO want to see older female characters.

Of course it doesn't help when you have women like Paris Hilton calling herself an actress. That sort of thing tends to continue the stereotype that female actresses are merely pretty decorations for the camera, as opposed to male actors who are artists of the human spirit.

Great. Now showering seems pointless. ....Must.... Find..... Motivation....

And no I do not hate men. I love men. I simply want my experience in this world to have equal opportunities. Nothing to do with hating men, but it's sad that often times more opportunities for women is automatically assumed to mean hate towards men. That is very revealing in my opinion.