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title: "2 Challenging Quotes By Michelle Pfeiffer"
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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-pfeiffer/first-of-all-plain-and-simple-you-have-no-real-idea-of-what-it-means/)

[Michelle Pfeiffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-pfeiffer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa3/michelle-pfeiffer-3639_about_first-of-all-plain-and-simple-you-have-n_1500194.jpg)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-pfeiffer/acting-s-an-odd-profession-for-a-young-person-it-s-so-extreme-you/)

[Michelle Pfeiffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-pfeiffer/)

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## Other authors on Challenging

## More by Michelle Pfeiffer

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-pfeiffer/i-don-t-know-if-it-s-naivete-or-just-narcissism-but-i-start-out-with/)

[Michelle Pfeiffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-pfeiffer/)

> [Being from Orange County is in a lot ways very much like being from the Midwest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-pfeiffer/being-from-orange-county-is-in-a-lot-ways-very-much-like-being-from/)

[Michelle Pfeiffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-pfeiffer/)

> [People who are rude to waiters... I don't like that sort of thing. People who take cuts in line... it doesn't fly!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-pfeiffer/people-who-are-rude-to-waiters-i-don-t-like-that-sort-of-thing-people/)

[Michelle Pfeiffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-pfeiffer/)

> [For me, getting comfortable with being famous was hard - that whole side of it, the loss of anonymity, the loss of privacy. Giving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-pfeiffer/for-me-getting-comfortable-with-being-famous-was-hard-that-whole-side/)

[Michelle Pfeiffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-pfeiffer/)

> [I've always had a very extreme personality, which gets me into major trouble, I'm always all or nothing, and I don't know the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-pfeiffer/i-ve-always-had-a-very-extreme-personality-which-gets-me-into-major/)

[Michelle Pfeiffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-pfeiffer/)

> [If I really want to do something, I'll go in and do whatever the director feels that he needs me to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-pfeiffer/if-i-really-want-to-do-something-i-ll-go-in-and-do-whatever-the/)

[Michelle Pfeiffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-pfeiffer/you-know-when-i-am-working-i-take-really-really-good-care-of-myself-i/)

[Michelle Pfeiffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-pfeiffer/)

> [I still think people will find out that I’m really not very talented. I’m really not very good. It’s all been a big sham.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-pfeiffer/i-still-think-people-will-find-out-that-i-m-really-not-very-talented/)

[Michelle Pfeiffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-pfeiffer/)

> [If you think hitting 40 is liberating, wait until you hit 50; and I was surprised at how liberating it was. The anticipation of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-pfeiffer/if-you-think-hitting-40-is-liberating-wait-until-you-hit-50-and-i-was/)

[Michelle Pfeiffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-pfeiffer/)

> [Men do not take to vanity, because they are taught at an early age that it is wrong to be vain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-pfeiffer/men-do-not-take-to-vanity-because-they-are-taught-at-an-early-age/)

[Michelle Pfeiffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-pfeiffer/)

> [Where I came from, the idea of going into show business was just ridiculous; in fact I didn't tell anybody because I knew people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-pfeiffer/where-i-came-from-the-idea-of-going-into-show-business-was-just/)

[Michelle Pfeiffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-pfeiffer/)

> [Every time I set up an interview, I say, "That's it, this is my last one. I'll do this because I committed to doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-pfeiffer/every-time-i-set-up-an-interview-i-say-that-s-it-this-is-my-last-one/)

[Michelle Pfeiffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-pfeiffer/)

> [I still look like a duck.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-pfeiffer/i-still-look-like-a-duck/)

[Michelle Pfeiffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-pfeiffer/)

> [I've been working since I was 14, and my father, being very conservative, has always been strict about my having a savings account.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-pfeiffer/i-ve-been-working-since-i-was-14-and-my-father-being-very/)

[Michelle Pfeiffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-pfeiffer/)

> [De Niro is a classic example of somebody who is iconic and who sort of effortlessly puts actors at ease the moment you meet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-pfeiffer/de-niro-is-a-classic-example-of-somebody-who-is-iconic-and-who-sort/)

[Michelle Pfeiffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-pfeiffer/)

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