Michelle Pfeiffer has learned lessons through losing people in her life.
Michelle Pfeiffer sees loss as a priority reset
The 67-year-old actress has “suffered losing someone who was meaningful” to her more than once in her life, and Michelle admits that the experience has taught her some valuable lessons.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the Hollywood star explained: “For a brief amount of time, all that really matters is connection with other human beings.
“I remember feeling it a couple of times in my life when I suffered losing someone who was meaningful to me. I remember thinking, ‘Oh my God, how can I hold on to this?’ It felt so good and so real and authentic and safe … And in a weird way, it was relaxing, because I wasn’t busy just trying to make things happen. You just stop all that.”
Michelle also admits that it can be hard to think clearly in the midst of heartbreak.
The movie star – who was married to actor Peter Horton between 1981 and 1988 – said: “When you have grown up with someone and you’re so entangled with each other, after a while, you don’t really even know where you end and the other person begins.
“How do you even start to imagine your life without them and rebuild when everything you knew has fallen apart?”
Meanwhile, Michelle recently revealed that she agreed to star in The Madison without reading a script for the show.
The actress took a “leap of faith” to join the cast because of creator Taylor Sheridan’s previous involvement in successful series, such as Yellowstone and Tulsa King.
Michelle told Variety: “Taylor reached out to me and said he had an idea and would like to meet me.
“So I’m off to Texas, I went to his ranch and had a wonderful evening meeting people. He talked to me about the arc of the character and the concept of the show, and it was very broadly laid out.
“I said, ‘Okay, when could I read something?’ He said, ‘Well, I’d like to know who I’m writing for before I start writing. So after you commit.'”
