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Goldie Hawn opens up on aging in Hollywood: 'It's all in your mind'


UPDATED FEBRUARY 7, 2019 5:39 AM EST

It seems in Hollywood everyone is trying to stopthe aging process, but Goldie Hawn is fully embracing it. The 69-year-old openedup in a new interview about her secret to staying young. "Getting older is a fact of life," shetold Porter in their June issue. "By living mindfully youunderstand that there are many transitions in life. You just go throughthem."

With five grandchildren, the legendary actresskeeps active by riding her bike around Los Angeles and going for walks, butcredits perspective to her happiness. "It's all about how you make it.It's all in your mind," she added. "It's wonderful to know you'reaging, because that means you're still on the planet, right?"

Goldie is embracing aging Photo: Getty Images

While both she and her daughter Kate Hudson livehealthy lifestyles, Goldie admitted she doesn't always agree with the 36-year-old. "I think that Katie [Hudson] deals with that on her level.She’s not me," Goldie said of the gender wage gap in Hollywood. "[Kate] sees things her way, although weagree on a lot of things."

It's clear the mother-daughter-duo have a closebond and often speak highly of each other. "My [role model is] easy,mine's my mom,"Kate told People magazine.

Kate and Goldie share a close bond Photo: Getty Images

Aside from having a longstanding career inHollywood and solid bond with her children, Goldie has been in a 32-yearrelationship with Kurt Russell. Though the two never married, she told themagazine the secret to a successful relationship.

Goldie has been with Kurt for over three decades Photo: Getty Images

"A lasting relationship isn't aboutmarriage," she said. "It's about compatibility and communication."The starlet, who has been married twice, added, "Intention is the key. It'salso about not losing yourself in each other. Being together, two pillarsholding up the house and the roof, and being different, not having to agree oneverything, learning how to deal with not agreeing."