London, Dec 25 : Russell Crowe has asked all the middle- age d Hollywood actresses that they need to learn how to accept that they are no longer young.

The ' Gladiator' star said that there are loads of roles in Hollywood for women over 40 but believes that they only want to be cast as the young leading lady, the Daily Express reported.

He said that he thinks the woman who is saying the roles have dried up is the woman who at 40, 45, 48, still wants to play the ingenue and can't understand why she's not being cast as the 21-year-old.

Crowe comments were purportedly in response to actresses who complain about the movie industry discriminating against older women. (ANI)