On the publication of her book The Beauty of Living Twice, actress Sharon Stone who survived death in 2001 said this in a recent New York Times interview:

“I’ve let go of all the reasons why I cannot work.  I think 40 years of too tall, too short, too fat, too thin, too blond, too brown, too young, too old.  Too this, too that.  I’m not really interested in the why-you-can’t-return-my-call of it anymore.  So, if a director wants me, specifically, they’ll be able to find me.”