Michelle Pfeiffer
Michelle Pfeiffer
Michelle Marie Pfeifferis an American actress and occasional singer. She began her acting career in 1978 and had her first starring film role in Grease 2, before receiving mainstream attention for her breakout performance in Scarface. Her greatest commercial successes include Batman Returns, Dangerous Minds, What Lies Beneathand Hairspray...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth29 April 1958
CitySanta Ana, CA
CountryUnited States of America
You know, when I am working, I take really, really good care of myself. I eat really well, and I exercise, and again, I have this team of people pulling me together every day.
It's harder to live the way I live. There are certain places I like to shop and eat where I simply don't go. The paparazzi follow you.
I'm good at disguising my feelings.
I'm a Taurus. To the bone.
And I'm a really happy person, I enjoy life. I think you see that on people. I think there's nothing more aging than misery.
If I do a move I don't like, I don't want to get so upset with myself.
I do find comedy difficult. I don't know why. Maybe I think about it too much. There's a tremendous amount of pressure to be funny.
My kids would probably say that I'm too strict. They probably would say that, and I try not to be, but I'm probably more on the conservative end of that. At the same time, I know full well that ultimately I don't really have control over them.
I like understanding what's underneath, what's really motivating people. When I was younger, I wanted to be a psychiatrist, so I think it has to do with that.
My grandmother raised five children during the Depression by herself. At 50, she threw her sewing machine into the back of a pickup truck and drove from North Dakota to California. She was a real survivor, so that's my stock. That's how I want my kids to be too.
The value of a good education has never left me.
I don't believe men want women to have grotesque plastic surgery or be undernourished and bony. All the plastic surgery in the world can't stop you getting older.
I don't know if it's naivete or just narcissism, but I start out with this notion that I can do anything. It's not until I get into it that I realize what I've thrown myself into, and then I will do anything not to humiliate myself. And that, I think, is the secret to my success.
There's always an imbalance with actors and actresses in the industry. And I think because there are just fewer movies overall being made, it's that trickle down effect.