TODAY'S
TODAY'S SHOW IS ABOUT THE SILVER LINING OF AGING GRACEFULLY.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. SO FROM THE DAY YOU'RE BORN, YOU
START AGING.
START AGING. AND THEN YOU TURN THE CORNER.
YOU REALIZE YOU PUT YOUR SHIRT
ON BACKWARDS.
ON BACKWARDS. THAT HAPPENED TO SOMEONE TODAY.
SHE'S STANDING OVER THERE.
ONE GRAY HAIR ON MONDAY AND 45
FRIENDS BY WEDNESDAY.
ANOTHER SIGN, IT TAKES AT LEAST
THREE GOOD ROCKS, SEE, Y'ALL
KNOW, BEFORE YOU CAN GET OFF THE
SOFA.
SOFA.
SOFA. AND
SOFA. AND I WAS AT A STORE YESTERDAY
AND THE STORE CLERK ASKED ME,
SHE SAID IF I WAS OKAY TAKING
THE STAIRS.
THE STAIRS. I DON'T KNOW WHY.
DID IT LOOK LIKE I WAS NOT OKAY?
WE'RE LIVING LONGER TODAY THAN
EVER AND MOST OF US ARE NOT LIKE
OUR PARENTS AT THE SAME TIME.
AGE IS NOTHING BUT A NUMBER.
>> THEY SAY AT A CERTAIN AGE YOU
STOP CARING.
STOP CARING. >> I WONDER WHAT AGE THAT IS?
THAT MODEL MADE HISTORY AND
BECAME THE OLDEST COVER GIRL AT
69 YEARS OLD.
AND HER SON IS
ELON MUSK, THE COFOUNDER AND CEO
OF TESLA.
OF TESLA.
OF TESLA. OUR FIRST GUESTS, WELCOME GRAY
INFLUENCER, AFTER ALL, HER HAIR
HAS BEEN GRAY OVER 30 YEARS.
AND A FAMILIAR FACE, TELEVISION
HOST AND AUTHOR, ACTOR, MODEL,
MOM, WIFE, WARNER.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.
>>
>> THANK
>> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT.
NATIONAL SENIOR CITIZENS
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. LET'S START WITH, I LOVE HOW YOU
DESCRIBE IT.
DESCRIBE IT. THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OLD
AND AGING.
AND AGING. >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. NO ONE HAS EVER WENT TO A
RESTAURANT AND ASKED THE WAITER,
WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST?
AND THE WAITER SUGGESTS AN OLD
STEAK.
STEAK.
STEAK. OR
STEAK. OR AN OLD BOTTLE OF WINE.
OLD CHEESE.
OLD CHEESE. NEVER.
NEVER.
NEVER. THEY ALWAYS COIN IT AS AGE.
AND AGE VERSUS OLD SEEMS A LOT
MORE EMBRACEABLE AS WOMEN AGE.
AND AS ALL PEOPLE AGE.
WE TEND TO FEEL THAT WE ARE LESS
APPRECIATED.
APPRECIATED. WE'RE LESS DESIRABLE AND
VIBRANT.
VIBRANT.
VIBRANT. BUT NO, I HAVE EMBRACED IT BY
SAYING WE ARE AGE VERSUS OLD.
>>
>> YES.
>> YES. ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.
>>
>> I
>> I LOVE
>> I LOVE IT. >> AND YOU STARTED GOING GRAY AT
WHAT AGE?
WHAT AGE?
WHAT AGE? >> 19 YEARS OF AGE.
>> AND HOW DID PEOPLE RESPOND TO
THAT AND HOW DID YOU RESPOND TO
THAT?
THAT?
THAT? >>
THAT? >> FIRST, I WOKE UP WITH A BROAD
WHITE STRIPE WHITE HAIR.
WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?
THROUGH THE COURSE OF THE YEARS,
HUSBANDS, KIDS, MORTGAGES, THIS
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. >> IT'S BEAUTIFUL GRAY.
SILVER.
SILVER.
SILVER. >> PLATINUM.
>> PLATINUM. >> AND WARNER, YOU'RE WAITING TO
GO GRAY.
GO GRAY.
GO GRAY. >> WELL, IT COULD HAPPEN ANY
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. ESPECIALLY UNDER HERE I SEE
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. BUT
THAT. BUT THEN I RUN TO THE DRUGSTORE
AND GET TWO BOTTLES OF NICE AND
EASY AND DUMP THEM TOGETHER SO
IT'S NOT TOO DARK.
>> MORE BELIEVABLE.
>> DO YOU THINK IT'S TOO DARK?
BELIEVE BLG?
BELIEVE BLG? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> EVERYBODY LIGHTENS UP AS THEY
GET OLDER.
GET OLDER. I'M WAITING TO GET OLDER.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. WE'RE ALL GETTING OLDER.
I REMEMBER IN THIRD GRADE, THE
TEACHER WAS TALKING ABOUT THE
YEAR 2000.
YEAR 2000. AND REMEMBER WHEN THAT SEEMED
RIDICULOUS?
RIDICULOUS? I SAID WE WON'T MAKE IT.
WE'LL BE IN OUR 30s.
THERE ARE THE MILESTONE AGES.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU TURN THAT
AGE AND YOU SIT THERE AND GO,
DID ANYTHING CHANGE?
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> AND ONE OF THE THINGS YOU'VE
SAID AND WRITTEN IN YOUR BOOK IS
THAT HAPPINESS, YOU JUST HAVE TO
BE HAPPY.
BE HAPPY.
BE HAPPY. WHEN YOU'RE HAPPY, ALL THE OTHER
THINGS DON'T MATTER.
LIVE A QUALITY OF LIFE.
>> DARLING, I WAS PROBABLY 20
YEARS OLD AND MODELING ALREADY
AND THERE WAS THIS IMPORTANT
DESIGNER THERE THAT DAY, PIERRE,
AND ALL THE GIRLS WERE HAVING A
BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR ME AND I TOLD
THEM I WAS 20, 21.
AND HE SAID, MY DEAR, YOU MUST
NEVER REVEAL YOUR AGE IF YOU
WANT TO WORK.
I HAVE NEVER SAID MY AGE OUT
LOUD AGAIN.
LOUD AGAIN. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> EVER.
>> EVER.
>> EVER. >> WARNER HAS BEEN A FRIEND OF
MINE FOREVER.
MINE FOREVER. I DON'T KNOW HOW OLD SHE IS.
>> I NEVER MENTION IT.
EXCEPT IF YOU'RE AT THE DOCTOR'S
OFFICE.
OFFICE.
OFFICE. YOU KNOW HOW MEAN THEY ARE.
THEY MAKE YOU WRITE IT DOWN.
I'M TELLING YOU, WE ARE THE ONLY
SPECIES THAT IS ABLE TO DIVINE
OUR OWN THOUGHTS.
IT'S THE WAY YOU THINK.
I CHOOSE MY THOUGHTS.
I CHOOSE TO BE HAPPY.
HAPPY HAS TO BE A HABIT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> IT'S LIKE BRUSHING YOUR
TEETH.
TEETH.
TEETH. IF
TEETH. IF YOU DON'T BRUSH YOUR TEETH,
THEY'LL ROT.
THEY'LL ROT. IF YOU DON'T MAKE THE DECISION
TO BE HAPPY, YOUR SPIRIT IS
GOING TO GO DOWN.
I DON'T TALK ABOUT AGE.
BUT IN MY BOOK, MAY I READ
SOMETHING?
SOMETHING? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY. >> BOOK?
>> BOOK?
>> BOOK? .
.
. >>
. >> AVAILABLE.
>> AVAILABLE. >> OH, AVAILABLE AT ALL GOOD
BOOKSTORES.
BOOKSTORES. OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. NOW
OKAY. NOW DARLINGS, IN MY BOOK, I HAVE
EIGHT STEPS THAT HAVE HELPED ME.
HAPPINESS IS ONE OF THEM AND
MAKING HAPPINESS A HABIT.
YOU HAVE TO LOVE YOUR UNIQUE
SELF.
SELF.
SELF. SET
SELF. SET GOALS.
SET GOALS. YOU HAVE TO HAVE GOALS
THROUGHOUT YOUR LIFE.
I HAVE 100 OF THEM.
I CHOOSE THE THREE I THINK I CAN
GET CUB DONE.
FIND AND KEEP YOUR POSITIVE
ATTITUDE.
ATTITUDE.
ATTITUDE. THERE'S NOTHING BETTER IN LIFE
THAN A POSITIVE ATTITUDE.
YOU CAN REACT A CERTAIN WAY TO
WHAT HAPPENS TO YOU.
IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO YOU.
SOMETHING BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN
TO YOU.
TO YOU.
TO YOU. IT'S HOW YOU RESPOND TO IT.
THAT'S YOUR CHOICE.
OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. FACE FEAR AND DEAL WITH IT.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL AFRAID OF
EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING. I'M AFRAID TO BE ON THIS MORNING
FOR FEAR I WON'T SAY SOMETHING
TO TOUCH SOMEBODY'S HEART.
LAUGH UNTIL YOUR FACE HURTS.
WE DO THAT ALL THE TIME.
MY FACE HURTS A LOT.
SPREAD LOVE EVERYWHERE YOU GO.
SAY SOMETHING KIND.
IT COULD MAKE THEIR DAY.
THE BEAUTY SHOP, DRUGSTORE.
>> DID YOU NOTICE THAT WARPER
PRETENDED SHE WAS READING FROM
THE BOOK.
THE BOOK.
THE BOOK. BUT SHE JUST KNEW THESE THINGS.
THE REASON SHE'S PRETENDING, I
KNOW HER, SHE'S HOPING YOU
NOTICE SHE HAS NO READING
GLASSES.
GLASSES.
GLASSES. >> THE THING IS IS I DON'T WEAR
GLASSES.
GLASSES.
GLASSES. I DON'T SAY THAT TO MANY PEOPLE.
IT MAKES THEM SO MAD.
>> JEALOUS.
>> JEALOUS. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. AND I CAN'T DEAL WITH THE
JEALOUSY.
JEALOUSY.
JEALOUSY. ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. NOW WAIT A MINUTE.
THE LAST CHAPTER IN HERE IS
DE-HYNOTIZE YOURSELF.
DE-HYNOTIZE YOURSELF. DOESN'T DEBORAH DUNCAN LOOK --.
>> ALWAYS.
>> ALWAYS. ALWAYS.
ALWAYS.
>>
>> SHE
>> SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE'S 12. AND THEN THEY SIT ME NEXT
TO YOU, WHO LOOKS 12 AND A HALF.
BUT OH, WELL.
IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY. I'M A HAPPY GIRL.
I'M HAPPY TO HAVE BEEN
ASKED TO BE HERE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. YES.
YES.
YES. >>
YES. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> LET ME POINT OUT SOMETHING.
ONE OF THE THINGS YOU DO, YOU
ARE ALWAYS ON THE GO.
THE OTHER IMPORTANT THING IS TO
BE OUT AND ABOUT WITH PEOPLE.
YOU ARE ON THE GO AND RAISE
MONEY IN THE COMMUNITY.
YOU'RE ALWAYS DOING SOMETHING.
THAT'S THE OTHER IMPORTANT
THING.
THING.
THING. DON'T ENCLOSE YOURSELF.
GET OUT AND BE WITH PEOPLE AND
BE SOCIAL.
BE SOCIAL. >> I WORK ALL THE TIME.
I WRITE FOR SEVERAL
PUBLICATIONS.
PUBLICATIONS. I DO THIS JOB, THIS JOB.
THESE ARE REAL JOBS.
AND MY CHARITY WORK.
I LOVE IT.
PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHERE I
GET MY ENERGY.
I THINK GOD GAVE IT TO ME.
I THINK IT'S A GIFT FROM
GOD.
GOD.
GOD. >>
GOD. >> AND EVERY PERSON YOU TOUCH,
ENERGY COMES BACK TO YOU.
>> LISTEN TO THIS.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >>> FROM THE TIME WE'RE LITTLE,
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO LEARN THAT OH,
THIS IS GOING TO HURT.
YOU CAN'T DO THIS.
YOU AGE AND YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO
DO THIS WHEN YOU AGE.
YOU KNOW, THIS HAPPENS AT ONE
AGE AND THIS HAPPENS.
IT IS SO NOT TRUE.
LET ME TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED TO
MICHAEL ANGELO.
MICHAEL ANGELO. HE DID SOME OF HIS BEST PAINTING
PAST 80.
PAST 80.
PAST 80. AND FOUS WAS WRITING WELL.
EDISON WAS INVENTS AT 90.
AND PICASSO WAS PAST 75 AND
DOMINATING THE ART WORLD.
I'M ALMOST THROUGH.
Y'ALL CAN TALK IN A MINUTE.
FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT AT 90
CONSIDERED THE WORLD'S MOST
CREATIVE ARCHITECT.
CREATIVE ARCHITECT. GEORGE BEIN REGARD SHAW WAS
WRITING PLAYS AT 90.
GRANDMA MOSES BEGAN TO PAINT AT
79.
79.
79. AND
79. AND GEORGE BURNS SAID RETIREMENT
AT 65 WAS RIDICULOUS.
I STILL HAD PIMPLES.
MAY WEST SAY YOU'RE NEVER TOO
OLD TO START GETTING YOUNGER.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>>
>> AND
>> AND BASICALLY, OLDER JUST MEANS YOU KNOW MORE.
THERE ARE OTHER TURNS THAT COME.
AND YOU HAVE THIS KIND OF DREAM
HERE THAT YOU THINK INSTEAD OF
GETTING OLDER AND ENDING THINGS,
IT'S TIME TO START THINGS.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. ONE OF MY GREAT ASPIRATION IS TO
BECOME AN AARP REPRESENTATIVE.
I AM 52 YEARS OF AGE AND I HAVE
SENT MY LAST DAUGHTER OFF TO
COLLEGE, ONE OF THREE, AND I
SAID THIS IS MY TURN.
IT'S MY TURN TO HAVE FUN.
WHEN I STARTED GETTING MY AARP
CARD, WAIT A MINUTE, WRONG
ADDRESS.
ADDRESS.
ADDRESS. I