Michelle Pfeiffer quotes - page 3

I'm a perfectionist, so I can drive myself mad - and other people, too. At the same time, I think that's one of the reasons I'm successful. Because I really care about what I do. (Michelle Pfeiffer)
My grandmother raised five children during the Depression by herself. At 50, she threw her sewing machine into the back of a pickup truck and drove from North Dakota to California. She was a real survivor, so that's my stock. That's how I want my kids to be too. View quote
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I've never met a person who has more integrity than my husband. I respect that. There's his humor and intelligence, too, and he's really cute, all those things - but if you don't respect your partner, you'll get sick of him. View quote
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I've been painting off and on since I was in sixth grade. I don't paint when I'm acting - I'm not really able to split my focus that way. I do it intensely when I'm doing it, but I'm reluctant to take myself too seriously as a painter because that would mean there would be pressure to be better than I am. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I do think that, at one time, being an actress was the equivalent almost of being a prostitute. It garnered roughly the same respect. That's changed a lot, thank goodness. View quote
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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)
Just when you think you've got your kids figured out, they change on you. For somebody who's controlling, you can't control it. Of course, I don't think I'm controlling, but that's what I've been told! View quote
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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. View quote
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I don't like talking about the characters I do in film, ever. There's no deep, dark meaning. It's just an idea. It's just an idea. View quote
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It's usually just awkward. It's not terribly romantic or steamy. Sometimes people's wives show up - "Hey, how you doing?"... I had a wedding scene with someone once, and the girlfriend showed up in a white dress... View quote
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