
People have always dreamed of getting the secret of immortality or, for example, longevity. There are no miracle cures for prolonging life, so what they have not tried to invent: from ovarian transplantation from monkeys to the use of hypnosis. The next step is the search for genes that regulate lifespan. But people are busy with more real things, they are trying to increase not so much the duration, but the quality of life, that is, the preservation of efficiency, clarity of mind. The BeautyHack editorial team talks about several great people who have lived long lives thanks to the "keys to a happy life."
Pierre Cardin

Despite the stereotype about laziness of real Italians, 95-year-old couturier Pierre Cardin calls constant work the secret of longevity: “I started working very early. At one time I was the youngest fashion designer in Paris, and now I am the oldest … I have a very long life, so I had the time and the opportunity to do a variety of things. I very quickly and very early achieved success, I got used to it. I figured out how you can use it to promote, develop ideas that were not always in vogue in order to realize your ideas and abilities. I was very ambitious. When I am doing something, anything, I always see it through to the end and try to do everything as best I can. I immersed myself - with varying degrees of depth - in almost all areas: restaurant, theater, real estate, music. And every time I put all my capabilities into development. Obviouslythe result was positive."
The second “key to a happy life” from Pierre Cardin is traveling around the world, and the third is curiosity: “From a very young age, I began to travel. First of all, I really wanted to see the world. When I first set out on a journey at seventeen, it gave me pleasure to get to know people, discover the cultural wealth of peoples. At the same time, I presented my work, my vision of fashion, holding shows in small cities and capitals of the world. This is how I ended up in Russia. Previously, it was not customary for fashion designers to travel around the world. It was interesting for me, I wanted to see and understand people living within such different political systems. Plus, of course, I just enjoyed showing fashion."
Joan Fontaine

“I hope I die on stage at the age of 105 - playing Peter Pan, of course,” the blonde Joan laughed at the age of 80. Joan Fontaine's secret of longevity is "in an interesting life filled with travel and fresh impressions." According to the actress, she participated in an international balloon race, landed her own plane, rode the dogs (and this is not a complete list of Joan's activities).
We know about 96 years of Joan Fontaine's life from his autobiography Not a Bed of Roses. Since childhood, Joan has lived with her older sister, actress Olivia de Havilland, a fan of strict church orders. It was not easy for Joan to recover from a psychologically difficult childhood in prohibitions and rules, but that did not stop Miss Fontaine from becoming a movie star: “When we were little, my sister forbade me to talk to her friends. Now I cannot talk to her children or meet them on the street. This is feminine nature. And, you know, I don't care about it at all!"
Max von Sydow

We learned about the secrets of Swedes' happiness from the fashionable book "Hugge". The embodiment of a leisurely, thoughtful and family lifestyle is the actor Max von Sydow ("Terribly Loud and Extremely Close", "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens", "Game of Thrones"). What can you learn from Max? This 88-year-old blonde happily agrees to all new films, be it a youth series or deep drama. Max von Sydow's goal is to live interesting and easy. Two Oscar nominations at a venerable age are an indicator of Max's success. Now the actor practically does not play in the theater and prefers cinema: “I do not want to be bound by obligations. After all, in the theater, if a play is successful, you can get bogged down in it for months. And I want to stay free. Therefore, I am much more comfortable playing a movie. Besides,in films, roles for older gentlemen are rarely big. It can be the hero's father or grandfather, he is in poor health, or he dies altogether.
One of the secrets of Max von Sydow's happy longevity is life on the Cote d'Azur. The man eats fresh seafood, loves walking and watches the waves from the wrought-iron balcony of a house in Nice for hours: “Now I am a French citizen, but I have Swedish roots and Swedish upbringing, so to speak. I have emigrated many times. You know, I think I'm spoiled for this. It's great to see the world. But now I am a French citizen."
Ellen Albertini Dow

101 is not just about Disney Dolmatins! Exactly 101 years old American actress Ellen Albertini Dow wore baby curls and a burgundy beret, joked, traveled and told the whole world about the happiness of old age.
One of the secrets of the actress's longevity is dancing. Ellen Albertini Dow, until the last year of her life, worked with a coach in her own mirror room. Tap dance, Latin American movements and classic ballroom "pas" - for Ellen there were no constraints and age restrictions. Ellen, however, did not consider it necessary to dance in public - after completing her acting career in 98, the actress became a choreographer and director of operas at Carnegie Hall. A living proof that an interesting job allows you to live longer.
Ellen Albertini Dau did not adhere to dietary restrictions, but admitted that she forgets to eat - the actress was surrounded by projects and interesting people, Ellen simply did not have time for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Christopher Lee

At 93, Christopher Lee continued to be called "the most attractive vampire in the history of cinema" (yes, this is not Robert Pattinson). Christopher talks about his longevity with humor: he punishes young people to re-read the books of Tolkien (the actor's favorite writer) at least once a year. In other interviews, Christopher Lee emphasizes that the human brain stays young while you learn languages. The actor was fluent in English, Spanish, German, Italian, French and Spanish. Christopher studied Russian with great interest, but admitted that he was not proud of his level.
The actor stated that adults should not stop and focus on constant rest. In the last years of his life, when Christopher Lee was unable to spend his days on the set, he continued to work: for example, he voiced the villain Jabberwocky in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland.
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