Angela Bassett Says Age Isn’t Slowing Her Down at 67: “Half the Time I Forget How Old I Am”

Angela Bassett Says Age Isn’t Slowing Her Down at 67: “Half the Time I Forget How Old I Am”

Angela Bassett says she refuses to let a number decide what she can or cannot do. The 67-year-old actress recently topped AARP’s Movies for Grownups list of the “25 Most Fabulous Women Over 50,” and in a new interview tied to the honor, she shared that she often doesn’t even think about her age. “I don’t allow age to impose some limit on me,” Bassett said, “half the time I forget how old I am.”

Speaking with AARP, she explained that she treats birthdays as celebrations. Bassett said that when a birthday comes around, she enjoys the “birthday season,” but doesn’t focus on the specific number because “plenty enough of people will remind you.” Instead, she encourages others to “keep putting one foot in front of the other, keep loving life [and] embracing it,” and believes “the best is yet to come” if you stay committed to your goals.

Bassett also credits her work with helping her feel energized. “They say if you love what you do, you never work a day,” she noted, saying she is “still loving” her craft and that it keeps her “vibrant and out there.” For her, a major factor in aging well is mindset: she described having “a very positive” attitude and said the way a person looks at life is “a great part” of staying active.