United Kingdom, March 7 -- Jamie Lee Curtis refuses to waste time on "toxic people".

The 67-year-old actress admits that her attitude towards relationships has evolved during the course of her career in Hollywood.

She told AARP: "I turned 60 and realised I was going to die sooner than later. And that understanding meant I have no effing time to waste. No time to waste on toxic people, on relationships that don't serve me."

The Halloween star - whose parents were Hollywood legends Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh - has long been aware of the industry's harsh treatment of older performers.

She explained: "I've been self-retiring since I was 30, saying, 'I'll get out of this,' because the industry I'm in is a cruel, cruel industry, particular...