Primed and Ready
“This seems less like a twilight thing and more like a ‘go girl, kick ass’ thing—which is good because I’m not done.” Jane Fonda, longtime aging well champion, at age 87, strongly declaring she still has plenty to do, upon accepting the Life Achievement Award at the 31st Annual SAG Awards on Sunday night.
Fonda also noted she did one of her most successful movies in her 80s and predicted she’ll be doing her own stunts in action movies when she’s in her 90s.
Her fiery and inspiring speech challenged the status quo. As the New York Times quoted Fonda, “...We are in our documentary moment. This is it. And it’s not a rehearsal.”
Watch the video of her brief but powerful message–about empathy, human morality, and how to strengthen community.