United Kingdom, March 11 -- Salma Hayek feels like age is helping her "expand to other territories" as an actress.

The 58-year-old star insisted while she was known as "the sexy girl" for a long time, her age and Hollywood's changing mindset both give her the chance to explore other roles.

She told Marie Claire magazine: "There was a time when I was the sexy girl, but thank God age came and gave me the ability to expand to other territories.

"Although I'm still sexy and I embrace it."

She is also inspired by the idea of makings sure everyone realises "women are not dispoable" once they reach "a certain age".

She added: "Another calling that I have is to remind everyone that women are not disposable after a certain age in any departme...