Michelle Pfeiffer
Michelle Pfeiffer
Michelle Marie Pfeifferis an American actress and occasional singer. She began her acting career in 1978 and had her first starring film role in Grease 2, before receiving mainstream attention for her breakout performance in Scarface. Her greatest commercial successes include Batman Returns, Dangerous Minds, What Lies Beneathand Hairspray...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth29 April 1958
CitySanta Ana, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Women are brought up to think it's acceptable to pay attention to their faces. Men translate their discomfort into their behavior.
When I first started out, I said to myself, if this doesn't happen there will be something else that I can do. That seemed possible because I knew how to do so many different kinds of jobs.
You know what I'd like to do? I'd like to play a bag lady.
I think all actors have a sadomasochistic streak, because acting is kind of brutal, you know.
I went to court-reporting school to study stenotyping. After awhile, whenever anybody spoke, in my mind my fingers would be punching it out. Even two years after I quit, my mind still did that.
My father was very strict, but mostly I just didn't know how to behave on a date.
I still look like a duck.
Actually, I think that turning 29 was more difficult, because once I turned 29, I anticipated 30 for the whole year, so by the time 30 came around it really wasn't that bad.
You can't have a favourite meal, like you can't have a favourite movie or a favourite book or a favourite child.
You've got each other's back. I think if everyone shows up with that attitude, then everybody has a great time, and I think the work is better as well.
[De Niro]'s a classic example of somebody who is iconic and who sort of effortlessly puts actors at ease the moment you meet him. I think it's also just something that he innately does with people.
It never occurs to me that I'd be intimidating to anybody. Maybe I should consider that...
People who are rude to waiters... I don't like that sort of thing. People who take cuts in line... it doesn't fly!
I would speak up if I see someone being rude to someone.