Demi Moore's candid and wise words on ageing; say it's different from 'being old'

Demi Moore at a recent event discussed her views on aging. In an open statement, the 62-year-old actress stressed that growing older should not be viewed as getting "old," but rather as a valuable part of life.
Perceptions around aging
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Demi discussed how attitudes toward women in their 50s, 60s, and 70s have shifted, particularly in Hollywood. “I think that there was a sense of things ending at a certain point as opposed to reality, which is just that we’re evolving, it’s not ending,” she said.
She also addressed the common confusion between aging and being old, noting, “I have also thought recently about this idea that ageing and being old are not the same thing. And somehow we’ve confused that and that ageing actually is a tremendous gift.”
She shared that she feels a strong sense of peace and acceptance in her current phase of life. She stated, “I would not trade — you could not pay me to be 21. As good as it might sound, it was torture!” She described her present mindset as “a peaceful space of acceptance and freedom,” something she deeply values.
Oscars 2025
The actress went further back to the recent Oscars, where Demi Moore was regarded as a serious contender for the Best Actress Award, which Mikey Madison won. When asked about the idea of eventually winning an Oscar, she responded thoughtfully: “I think that would be nice. I can’t say I would be mad at it.”
She expressed a philosophical view on not winning the award. “The question is, ‘Should I have won?’ It is certainly not the perspective of how I hold it because I didn’t. And I really do subscribe to this idea that everything in life is happening for me, not to me,” she said.
Beyond awards
Although Moore felt disappointed, she placed the experience in a broader perspective. “Of course, there’s disappointment. I also immediately recognise that there is something that is greater than I am to be in service to, even if I don’t know what that is,” she explained.
She concluded by emphasizing that her journey is ongoing. “The message here is that there’s more work to be done, that this issue is not complete,” she said, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Through her words, Demi Moore offered a graceful and inspiring perspective, one that prioritizes purpose over fame and accepts aging as a process of personal development.