Jodie Foster Says the Day She Turned 60 Was 'One of the Best' of Her Life: 'Suddenly Nothing Really Mattered'

Mar. 15, 2025

Jodie Foster.Photo:Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

Jodie Fosteris finding comfort in her 60s.

The Oscar winner,who turned 61 in November, explainedon theTodayshowWednesday why this decade is so far better than her “confusing” 50s.

“Your 60s, where you are today, is a place where you feel like your heart can rest, you’re home? Describe what’s happening,” asked hostHoda Kotb, 59.

“I don’t wanna take credit for it though,” replied Foster, “‘cause I think it’s some kind of hormone or something that got injected into my system, where suddenly the day I turned 60 was, you know, one of the best days of my life.”

“I don’t know, I just feel like suddenly nothing really mattered and everything’s a bonus,” theTrue Detectivestar continued. “I was just happy and content, and I wasn’t competing with my old self. I had no expectations for what was happening, and I was ready for what was gonna come.”

Jodie Foster.Amy Sussman/WireImage

Amy Sussman/WireImage

Kotb then asked Foster when she began “feeling comfortable in your own skin,” to which theNyadactress said, “I don’t know, ‘cause that’s a daily thing, right? ‘How is today?’ "

“So, I guess, you know, you just have to hope that you get more good days than bad,” said Foster.

The former child star and mom of two added, “It is weird growing up as a public figure. I don’t recommend it for anybody. I think it’s a tough road. Especially when you start so young.”

Jodie Foster.Jon Kopaloff/WireImage

Jon Kopaloff/WireImage

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Foster said, “It’s a long road of figuring out, like, who you are and who’s your job and what part of you is your job. All that stuff.”

During a discussion forInterviewmagazine in November, Foster shared more about howturning 60 changed her outlook on life.

“I felt these huge shifts the day I turned 30 and the day I turned 60,” she said. “And 60 was the best shift of all, because I was struggling in my 50s. I was sort of like, ‘Am I ever going to do anything meaningful again? Is this all there is?’ "

At the time, Foster also mentioned “that awkward phase where everybody who’s in their late 40s or 50s is very busy getting all plumped and shooting s— into their face. I didn’t want that life, but I also knew that I couldn’t compete with my old self.”

True Detective: Night Countryis on HBO and Max Sundays at 9 p.m. ET.

source: people.com