Michelle Pfeiffer quotes - page 2

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)
My walk is consistently made fun of.
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People make a lot of jokes about the empty nest. Let me tell you, it is no laughing matter. It is really hard.
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I'm good at disguising my feelings.
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I'm a Taurus. To the bone.
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I have days when I just feel I look like a dog.
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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.
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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 would laugh at me. So I sort of snuck around and got some pictures and got a resume together and, of course, lied and said I did all kinds of things I didn't do.
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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.
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When I was very young I never thought I was attractive, because I was a tomboy and I was always the biggest girl in the class.
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I feel less pressure to dress youthfully. I'm 50 and everyone knows I'm 50 - who are you kidding? Jeans are my uniform. I have about 15 pairs. (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.
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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.
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The value of a good education has never left me.
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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.
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It takes years for me to trust; I know that about myself. A lot of it is because I am so private, and so reluctant to make myself vulnerable.
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I say really stupid things sometimes. When I go back and watch some of my old interviews from when I was younger, I just cringe.
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Just standing around looking beautiful is so boring.
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Well, I'm very stubborn. I think I have common sense; I'm probably at times a bit tunnel-visioned, but I'm strong.
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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.
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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)
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.
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There is no question that the older you get, the fewer good roles there are.
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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.
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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.
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