Sarandon told Stanbury she wants someone who is “adventuresome,” which is part of why she’s not into dating people who are her age. “One of the problems of finding guys in my age bracket is that so many of them are just trying to preserve the status quo at this point and hold on for dear life,” she said. “They’re not open and curious and by fun, that’s what I mean… to just be open.” And for more on Hollywood relationships, check out 27 Celebrity Couples With Huge Age Gaps. “They could be a school teacher, or they could be a writer, or they could be successful or not successful,” she said of her future partner, as long as they’re “passionate about what they do.“ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb And for more celebrity news sent right to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter. The person who’s dating Susan Sarandon must be someone who “owns themselves and isn’t gonna be intimidated by people coming up on the street to you and saying, ‘Oh my god, I love you,’” she said. Sarandon touched on this in regards to her ex, Jonathan Bricklin, a semi-professional ping-pong player who she dated for five years and who was 30 years her junior. “My career was more established and was bigger and … after five years, he just couldn’t deal with the anger that he had toward what seemed like everything was about me,” she said of her ex (they split in 2015). “He wasn’t developed enough.” And for more on famous women in similar relationships, check out 17 Celebrity Women Who Have Much Younger Partners. Before she went into the aforementioned details, Sarandon admitted that “someone who’s been vaccinated for COVID” is a must. “So we don’t have to worry about that,” she said with a laugh. Ultimately, Sarandon said, “I think I’m pretty open to the idea of being with someone, but, you know, it certainly would take something extraordinary to share my medicine cabinet at this point.” And for celebrity relationships that have withstood the test of time, check out 12 Beloved, Long-Term Celebrity Couples, Then and Now.