Quotes by Michelle Pfeiffer

“Im afraid to be alone, Im afraid not to be alone. Im afraid of what I am, what Im not, what I might become, what I might never become. I dont want to stay at my job for the rest of my life, but Im afraid to leave. And Im just tired, you know? Im just so tired of being afraid.”

“Like all parents, my husband and I just do the best we can, hold our breath and hope weve set aside enough money for our kids therapy”

“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.”

“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.”

“Just standing around looking beautiful is so boring.”

“I look like a duck. Its the way my mouth curls up, or my nose tilts up. I should have played Howard the Duck.”

“For me, getting comfortable with being famous was hard - that whole side of it, the loss of anonymity, the loss of privacy. Giving up that part of your life and not having control of it.”

“I like being prepared. When things are going on and I have to learn my lines at the last minute, Im never quite secure enough to allow it to be spontaneous. So the more prepared I am, the more Im able to kind of let it go . . .”

“Im a perfectionist, so I can drive myself mad -- and other people, too. At the same time, I think thats one of the reasons Im successful. Because I really care about what I do.”

“I have days when I just feel I look like a dog.”

Like all parents, my husband and I just do the best we can, hold our breath and hope weve set aside enough money for our kids therapy.

Ive never met a person who has more integrity than my husband. I respect that. Theres his humor and intelligence, too, and hes really cute, all those things - but if you dont respect your partner, youll get sick of him.

For me, getting comfortable with being famous was hard - that whole side of it, the loss of anonymity, the loss of privacy. Giving up that part of your life and not having control of it.

First of all, plain and simple, you have no real idea of what it means to be famous until you become famous. Its a double-edged sword. Obviously there are a lot of amazing things about fame, but there are also a lot of challenging things about it.

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

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.

I do find comedy difficult. I dont know why. Maybe I think about it too much. Theres a tremendous amount of pressure to be funny.