Michelle Pfeiffer

I never wanted to have to take a job because I didn't have any money.

— Michelle Pfeiffer

Somewhere along the line I made the switch and was able to look at the bight side rather than the dark side…

— Michelle Pfeiffer

It's interesting, the older I get the younger they get. When I was younger they were all 50 and 60. I'm going…

— Michelle Pfeiffer

I liked getting up at 4 in the morning, driving on the freeway, and going in and stocking shelves and laughing with…

— Michelle Pfeiffer

There are certain scenes you do in a movie that are like catching a wave, and you leave work feeling elated -…

— Michelle Pfeiffer

First of all, plain and simple, you have no real idea of what it means to be famous until you become famous.…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Michelle Pfeiffer

Women are brought up to think it's acceptable to pay attention to their faces. Men translate their discomfort into their behavior.

— Michelle Pfeiffer

The value of a good education has never left me.

— Michelle Pfeiffer

I probably would like to do more than I do, because I love working, but I can't work more than I work…

— Michelle Pfeiffer

If you're working on something that isn't very demanding, isn't very fulfilling, then you have all this energy to burn, and you…

— Michelle Pfeiffer

I'm a Taurus. To the bone.

— Michelle Pfeiffer

Acting is kind of brutal.

— Michelle Pfeiffer

When I go to work and when I'm in the public eye, I take much better care of myself. Because when I'm…

— Michelle Pfeiffer

It takes years for me to trust; I know that about myself. A lot of it is because I am so private,…

— Michelle Pfeiffer

My father was very strict, but mostly I just didn't know how to behave on a date.

— Michelle Pfeiffer

I've worked with very few actors who have been at all difficult.

— Michelle Pfeiffer

Rudeness is what gets to me [when someone being rude to me in a supermarket]. Yeah. That one does get to me,…

— Michelle Pfeiffer

I think all actors have a sadomasochistic streak, because acting is kind of brutal, you know.

— 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…

— Michelle Pfeiffer

You know, the more you can meet people from different walks of life, the better it is for you. I think the…

— Michelle Pfeiffer

I am basically very private, and I'm really nervous about doing publicity.

— Michelle Pfeiffer

I find the less you focus on your flaws, the better off you are. Be yourself and be glad of who you…

— Michelle Pfeiffer