Hollywood great Susan Sarandon, 74, reveals why she prefers to date younger men and struggles to find ‘appropriate’ suitors her own age
Susan Sarandon split from her screenwriter boyfriend Jonathan Bricklin, 31 years her junior, in 2015 after five years of dating.
In an interview with Australian actor and longtime friend Sam Neill for Stellar magazine in Australian newspaper The Daily Telegraph on Sunday, the Hollywood great, 74, explained why she prefers to date younger men.
When asked by Sam, 73, what she likes about men, the Thelma & Louise actress gave a candid response, explaining that younger men are often curious and unguarded.
On love and dating: Hollywood great Susan Sarandon, 74, revealed to Australian actor Sam Neill for Stellar magazine in Australian newspaper The Daily Telegraph on Sunday, why she prefers to date younger men. Pictured in January 2020
‘I find it difficult now to find older guys who would be appropriate – which people keep pointing out to me if I start going out with someone younger,’ she began.
Susan joked that she would like to find someone just like Sam, ‘who is curious’ and still in search of an ‘adventure’.
‘I think I can only be with people who are really looking, interested and asking questions, which is much easier to find when you’re younger because nobody knows anything, and everything is new,’ she continued.
Adventure seekers: Susan joked that she would like to find someone like Sam (pictured), 73, ‘who is curious’ and still in search of an ‘adventure’
The two-time Oscar winner explained: ‘I think I can only be with people who are really looking, interested and asking questions, which is much easier to find when you’re younger because nobody knows anything, and everything is new.’ Pictured in September 2019
‘But when you get to a certain point, some people are trying to be safe and protect themselves.’
She added: ‘That’s why I’m drawn to people who are artists of some kind – not necessarily actors, but anybody who has a passion to create something.’
Susan’s romance with Jonathan began with a road trip to Chile in early 2010 – several months after she and Tim Robbins announced the end of their 23-year relationship.
She was previously married to actor Chris Sarandon, 78, calling time on their 12-year marriage in 1979.
Ex-boyfriend: Susan split from her screenwriter boyfriend Jonathan Bricklin, 31 years her junior, in 2015 after five years of dating. They are pictured together in September 2014
Moving on: Susan’s romance with Jonathan began with a road trip to Chile in early 2010 – several months after she and Tim Robbins announced the end of their 23-year relationship. Susan and Tim are pictured in September 2008
The two-time Oscar winner has two sons with Tim, Jack, 31, and Miles, 28. She is also mother to daughter Eva Amurri, 35, with Italian film director Franco Amurri, 62.
Susan and Franco dated for four years from 1984.
Back in 2014, Susan told UK’s Hello! magazine that an age gap in a relationship should not matter when true love is involved.
‘It’s the soul of a person that interests me,’ she said. ‘When you are in love, the question of age, sex, colour no longer hold any importance.’
Read more: Sam and Susan’s full interview is featured in Stellar magazine in Australian newspaper The Sunday Telegraph
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