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. Michelle Pfeiffer Read Quote
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. Michelle Pfeiffer Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Acting’s an odd profession for a young person; it’s so extreme. You work, and the conditions are tough and the process is so immersive, and then it stops, and then there’s nothing. So you have to find ways of making you feel productive when you’re not actually producing anything. For a young person, that’s really challenging. Michelle Pfeiffer Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I used to smoke two packs a day and I just hate being a nonsmoker… but I will never consider myself a nonsmoker because I always find smokers the most interesting people at the table. Michelle Pfeiffer Read Quote
I probably would like to do more than I do, because I love working, but I can’t work more than I work because I have to do some facetime with the family, and the work that I do is just all-encompassing. Michelle Pfeiffer Read Quote
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 Read Quote
