“Do you worry about your looks?” Howard Stern asked actor Rob Lowe, 60, during a recent appearance on The Howard Stern Show. Without missing a beat, the Unstable star confidently replied, “No.” Stern wasn’t convinced, though, pressing Lowe with follow-up questions, suggesting that looking good is a part of the job. But Lowe stood firm, stressing that a big focus of his is staying active rather than obsessing over his appearance.
“I’m always active. It saves my life,” Lowe told Stern. He admitted that while there’s pressure to look good in his line of work, it’s not his primary motivation. “I honestly don’t do it for that reason,” he said. “I would go insane if I wasn’t active. Listen, I’ve been trying to be the best I can be since I was eight years old.”
Stern then added, “But still, you could get caught up in it because when you walk into a room, you’re Rob Lowe, and everyone’s expecting you to look good. You’re not allowed to have an off day.” This prompted Lowe to share his deeper philosophy on aging and what being youthful truly means to him. Spoiler alert: It’s not about age, appearance, or a specific pant size—it’s a mindset.
Rob Lowe’s philosophy on aging:
“It’s not just physical,” Lowe explained to Stern. “People always say, ‘What does it mean to be youthful and all of that?’ And honestly, I get the sense that you know this: It’s an inside job. Like, think about what’s youthful: Youthful are kids, and what are kids? They’re curious, they’re enthusiastic, they’re active, they’re interested, they’re interesting, and they’re not checked out. As we get older, those are harder and harder and harder for us to do.”
Lowe continued, “So you don’t have those qualities, it doesn’t make a f–king difference if you’ve got a great looking face and a 32-inch waist; no one’s going to say you’re youthful.”
The Howard Stern Show‘s team shared a clip of this take of Lowe’s to its Instagram grid, to which fans flocked to the comments section to praise his philosophy. “He is 100% correct! Attitude is everything!” one person wrote. Another commented, “I became a fan because of his looks. I remain a fan because of his humility and insightfulness.” We couldn’t agree more.
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