You have a choice. It may not be a choice you like, but it is still a choice. Michelle Pfeiffer More Quotes by Michelle Pfeiffer More Quotes From Michelle Pfeiffer What's interesting is, there's always a lot of talk to young people about finding their passion, following their passion. But I remember reading somewhere that a lot of people don't have a passion. And there's this pressure to have one. It's perfectly fine not to have one. Michelle Pfeiffer passion reading people 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. Michelle Pfeiffer salary dimes personality Ultimately, I believe the only secret to a happy marriage is choosing the right person. Life is a series of choices, right? Michelle Pfeiffer choices secret believe 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. Michelle Pfeiffer vulnerable knows years I've never lost my love for acting. I feel really at home on the movie set. I'm a more balanced person honestly when I'm working. Michelle Pfeiffer honestly acting home I know that I want to wait for something that I really feel great about. Michelle Pfeiffer waiting want feels I decided I needed something that I could feel as passionate about as acting, and something in which I could completely lose myself. I started painting, and I'm still doing it. Michelle Pfeiffer painting passionate acting It's simple. Eat well, exercise and get lots of sleep but make sure you indulge occasionally. At my age , I think , what the hell , and eat a Krispy Kreme doughnut ! Michelle Pfeiffer exercise sleep thinking De Niro is 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. Michelle Pfeiffer example people thinking There are certain scenes you do in a movie that are like catching a wave, and you leave work feeling elated - almost as though you've purged something. That's rare, but you do live for those moments. Michelle Pfeiffer wave moments feelings 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. Michelle Pfeiffer husband cute integrity 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. Michelle Pfeiffer different jobs firsts I was considered the black sheep of the family, neighbours didn't want their kids playing with me. Michelle Pfeiffer black sheep kids 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. Michelle Pfeiffer acting challenges way There is no question that the older you get, the fewer good roles there are. Michelle Pfeiffer fewer roles I think all actors have a sadomasochistic streak, because acting is kind of brutal, you know. Michelle Pfeiffer actors acting thinking One thing that's great about having kids, especially given my career, is that it forces you out of your narcissism. I mean, I'm in a career where my product is me. So it was nice to have something, someone, come along and take the focus off me. I really needed to give myself some distractions from myself. Michelle Pfeiffer nice mean kids I never wanted to have to take a job because I didn't have any money. Michelle Pfeiffer wanted jobs 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. Michelle Pfeiffer bigs people thinking Being from Orange County is in a lot ways very much like being from the Midwest. Michelle Pfeiffer midwest orange way
