In your early career phase, you could pick a female leader? (sciencemag.org)
De Niro's expression is fascinating, waves of weariness and indifference flowing across his iconic mug in what suggests a meta commentary on this tragic career phase in the actor's career and, simultaneously, a genuine reaction on his part to the numbing effect of having to appear in another cynical squirt of pre-fab studio entertainment. (slantmagazine.com)
However, the purported benefits of age and experience may be offset by other tendencies that emerge during later career phases. (canadianbusiness.com)