Regina King has said she feels she is "so much more interesting" now she is approaching her 50th birthday.
The Oscar-winning actress, who is set to reach the birthday milestone later this month, said she feels like she "can bring so much more to the table" now.
Speaking to British Vogue, she said: "I feel like I'm so much more interesting now, as a soon-to-be 50-year-old woman, than I was at 25.
"I can bring so much more to the table. I think that’s the same for all people."
"You may not have the stamina that you had at 25, but what you know now? So much better."
King is tipped for further awards success with her directorial debut One Night In Miami, a fictional account of a night boxer Cassius Clay, rights activist Malcolm X, singer-songwriter Sam Cooke and NFL star Jim Brown spent together in a hotel room in 1964.
Only five women have ever been nominated for the Best Director Oscar – Lina Wertmuller for Seven Beauties, Jane Campion for The Piano, Sofia Coppola for Lost In Translation, Kathryn Bigelow for The Hurt Locker and Greta Gerwig for Lady Bird, and only Bigelow has won.
King is thought to be a contender for the award, alongside Nomadland filmmaker Chloe Zhao.
King said: "With the numbers being off for so long, to be part of a conversation that’s saying you could possibly, finally, see an Academy ceremony with more than one best picture or best director nomination for a woman is fantastic.
"Being talked about in the same conversations as Zhao is… wow. It’s gratifying."
