Susan Sarandon Talks Politics: 'I Don't Vote With My Vagina'

Susan Sarandon is all smiles while arriving on the red carpet for An Evening with Susan Sarandon held at Regent Theatre on Thursday (August 7) in Melbourne, Australia.

The 69-year-old actress, who is in Australia as a guest of the La Dolce Vita Italian Festival, was honored at the event for her film career and political activism.

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“The thing that really gets me is when I haven’t said something honestly,” Susan expressed (via The Age). “When there is something that people who don’t have a voice… and someone tells me about it, and I have the opportunity to shine a light on it, when I don’t, I feel that I have betrayed my authenticity. I don’t pretend to be an expert in anything but I am sometimes privy to information. I go by issues; I don’t vote with my vagina.”