Los Angeles: Actor Jodie Foster thinks she will be offered "much more interesting" roles when she is in her 60s and 70s.
"I like to wait. And you know, I'm super-excited to be acting in my 60s and 70s. I think the roles will be so much more interesting!" Foster told theguardian.com.
The Money Monster filmmaker said she turned to directing in recent years because she was at a difficult age for acting.
She said: "Being in your 50s is a transitional period for actors – you are not old enough to play the old characters and not young enough to play the young ones, so I felt like, OK, this is my time to direct.
"It's just what happens – it's normal. There are just not that many roles for this age. But I anticipated it and I feel like I made hay in my younger years and I can express myself by directing."
Foster thinks she could have made more movies but is proud she'd been "discerning" and only worked when projects interested her.
She said: "I just wanted to tell the stories I find interesting and I was not very good playing the girlfriend, so, nope, I never did that."