I remember when I was in high school, one time I was hanging out with older kids(college kids) and they were making fun of this girl(Italian doctoral student) who had adopted a very ugly kitten, and she said, “maybe the cats is like sean Connery, and he will get more handsome as he ages”

I guess that wouldn’t have worked as a defence in those cultures.

But know that you mentioned it, the most Interesting man in the world almost didn’t get casted because they wanted someone younger, untill his wife asked: “how can the most interesting man in the world be young?” Wich is sort of what the op is about.