Despite being a sought-after Hollywood star, Michelle Pfeiffer manages to fly mostly under the radar.
Here are a few things you probably didn’t know about the stunning star.
Then, in all seriousness, Pfeiffer detailed her typical less-than-enthusiastic approach to interviews.
“But now, because I like you, I have to make an effort.”
That you don’t necessarily deserve the success you have and any moment it may all disappear?
And, by that definition, it would certainly seem Pfeiffer shares the affliction.
“But I think that’s because I started working fairly quickly and I wasn’t ready.
I didn’t have any formal training.
I didn’t come from Juilliard.
I was just getting by and learning in front of the world.
“I was pretty young and very alone,“she toldThe Telegraph.
“I didn’t live with them or anything so I wasn’t that far gone.
However, Pfeiffer did manage to find a silver lining.
Laughing, she said of this theory, “That didn’t make me feel quite so bad.”
While chatting about Parker’s return to television for HBO’sDivorce, conversation turned to the evolution of the medium.
It’s such an amazing place.”
“I was kind of surprised to learn how controlling I am.
I never thought of myself in that way.
So learning to accept and get comfortable with the unknown.
“I think children teach you that, too.
Because you just can’t control them the more you try, the more you make matters worse.
Having children has changed me more than anything.”
It isn’t the fountain of youth.
But, if you ask Pfeiffer, it’s the next best thing: a vegan diet.
“I definitely think it’s because I’m vegan.
I really noticed a difference in my skin not too long after switching to fully vegan.
And I needed to eat fruits and vegetables to stay lean.
Did you see 2007’sStardust?
And that’s not even the most extreme thing Pfeiffer did to get into character.
Asshe toldParade, her costume for the fantastical Lamia didn’t stop at a droopy face.
“I even had breasts that had mechanisms that could make them droop,” she said, laughing.
“Talk about special effects!
To be honest, it was upsetting, but I got over it pretty quickly.”
He’s comfortable wherever he is, and I’m SO the opposite.
I’d never leave my house in Los Angeles if it weren’t for my work and for him.
I’m a creature of habit, really; I don’t like change much.”
Scary movies don’t spook her, but she’s terrified of the water…
Understandably so, of course “she” was terrifying.
But, for Pfeiffer, the scorned spirit wasn’t even what creeped her out.
“[And I spent] a lot of time in the bathtub.
Days … weeks in the bathtub.
I got through it.
I’m here; I live to tell the tale.”
Are they like the rest of us?
How does the parenting dynamic work when mom and dad are famous?
“I’m probably the bad cop in the house, yeah.
This fixation on external beauty (artificially enhanced or otherwise) is nothing new, of course.
However, it’s Pfeiffer' opinion that everyone should basically just mind their own business.
“My thoughts on plastic surgery are, I don’t care.
Or not be distracted by something odd.
Does it really deserve all that airtime?”
But my feelings are, it doesn’t matter.”
And real talk: Pfeifferrevealed toThe Guardianthat she turned down some career-changing characters.
Did you know she was almost cast inBasic Instinct?
What aboutSilence of the Lambs?Sleepless in Seattle?
The list of roles Pfeiffer said no to goes on.
She explained: “I’m always inclined to talk myself out of work….
It’s a strange thing that I do.
I get cold feet.
Pfeiffer insists these were decisions she made for the good of her family or due to career conflicts.
Still, though, that doesn’t mean the memory doesn’t sometime sting.
“It was a direct conflict, so it was one film or the other.
It still kills me.
you could’t always do everything.
You’ve got to give something up.”
