Christopher Walken admits that ageing is "a shock".
The 73-year-old actor still feels young and says seeing pictures of himself looking old surprise him as he doesn't picture himself that way.
He said: "Every birthday's a big thing. There's a certain shock to it. I'm in here, and then I'll see a picture of myself and, you know, I'm old. And stuff happens. My hands get sore.
"The hair helps. And also I think that I have pretty good genes [Christopher's mother died at 104 and his father lived to be almost 100].
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Advertise with NZME.The Jungle Book star Christopher and his wife Georgianne married in 1969 but never had children, although they both dote on their nieces and nephews.
He told The Guardian: "It never happened. Somebody once said that children are a miracle. I think that's true. Not everybody has them.
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"I don't mind. My brothers have kids. I've always had kids around. And my wife, frankly - we never talk about it - but I notice she dotes a bit on my nephews and nieces.
She's always buying them stuff. She's a little bit of a hen about the kids. Yeah."
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- BANG! Showbiz