Michelle Pfeiffer quotes

Born
April 29, 1958, Santa Ana, California, U.S.

Occupation
Actress.

Michelle Pfeiffer is an American actress.

Movies
Dark Shadows (2012)
Scarface (1983)
The Russia House (1990)

Just standing around looking beautiful is so boring.
– Michelle Pfeiffer

Like all parents, my husband and I just do the best we can, hold our breath and hope we’ve set aside enough money for our kid’s therapy.
– Michelle Pfeiffer

When I wasn’t working I didn’t know what to do with myself and sort of didn’t exist, in a way, when I wasn’t working, so I was like two different people. I am not like that anymore.
– Michelle Pfeiffer

People make a lot of jokes about the empty nest. Let me tell you, it is no laughing matter. It is really hard.
– Michelle Pfeiffer

The whole celebrity thing never is normal and I think the fuller your life is, the more you are able to just kind of call a truce with it on a good day.
– Michelle Pfeiffer

You know, the more you can meet people from different walks of life, the better it is for you. I think the more you can create situations and experiences that give you new perspective, the better.
– Michelle Pfeiffer

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.
– Michelle Pfeiffer

There have been people in my life who have told me I have to put myself out there more. But it’s so hard for me to do that.
– Michelle Pfeiffer

I said, going into acting, ‘I’m never moving to L.A.,’ because it scared me. But there was no way you could build an acting career in Orange County.
– Michelle Pfeiffer

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.
– Michelle Pfeiffer

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.
– Michelle Pfeiffer

Even though I don’t feel I need approval, it’s still important to me to give a good performance. I’m hard on myself.
– Michelle Pfeiffer

First of all, plain and simple, you have no real idea of what it means to be famous until you become famous. It’s a double-edged sword. Obviously there are a lot of amazing things about fame, but there are also a lot of challenging things about it.
– Michelle Pfeiffer

I do portraits. I usually do live models in a class environment, but I’ve been painting at home more. I really love the human form, and I love faces. I’ve tried to do landscapes a few times.
– Michelle Pfeiffer

The value of a good education has never left me.
– Michelle Pfeiffer

I worked so hard for so long – I did a lot of movies. I also worked a lot when my kids were smaller, before they were in school.
– Michelle Pfeiffer

I’m good at disguising my feelings.
– Michelle Pfeiffer

I guess I sort of just feel like I am lucky.
– Michelle Pfeiffer

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.
– Michelle Pfeiffer

I act for free, but I demand a huge salary as compensation for all the annoyance of being a public personality. In that sense, I earn every dime I make.
– Michelle Pfeiffer

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.
– Michelle Pfeiffer

There is no question that the older you get, the fewer good roles there are.
– Michelle Pfeiffer

Everybody is vulnerable to being in relationships where they get fooled. I’m no different. It’s just human nature.
– Michelle Pfeiffer

My walk is consistently made fun of.
– Michelle Pfeiffer

I look like a duck. It’s the way my mouth curls up, or my nose tilts up. I should have played Howard the Duck.
– Michelle Pfeiffer

Ultimately, I believe the only secret to a happy marriage is choosing the right person. Life is a series of choices, right?
– Michelle Pfeiffer

Somewhere along the line I made the switch and was able to look at the bight side rather than the dark side all the time. Now I look at everything I have and think how lucky I am.
– Michelle Pfeiffer

I was kind of surprised to learn how controlling I am. I never thought of myself in that way. I think the root of the control issues is usually fear, because you want to know what’s going to be happening at any given moment.
– Michelle Pfeiffer

Being a parent is the hardest thing in the world… the psychological toll it takes on you because these lives are in your hands. I take it very seriously.
– Michelle Pfeiffer