Michelle Pfeiffer Quotes

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Michelle Pfeiffer

Profession : Actress

Birth : April 29, 1958

Ultimately, I believe the only secret to a happy marriage is choosing the right person. Life is a series of choices, right?

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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.

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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.

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Everybody is vulnerable to being in relationships where they get fooled. I'm no different. It's just human nature.

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This is the thing I've learned, after a lot of couch time: There are always red flags. You need to look for those red flags along the way so you don't continue to make the same mistakes with another person.

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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.

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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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I'm a Taurus. To the bone.

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And I'm a really happy person, I enjoy life. I think you see that on people. I think there's nothing more aging than misery.

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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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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.

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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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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.

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I'm good at disguising my feelings.

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There is no question that the older you get, the fewer good roles there are.

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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.

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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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You know, the more you can meet people from different walks of life, the better it is for you. I think the more you can create situations and experiences that give you new perspective, the better.

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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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Just standing around looking beautiful is so boring.

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