Michelle Pfeiffer Vows to Quit Movies for Good

Three-time Academy Award-nominated actress MichellePfeiffer is done with movies. 

The 68-year-old has found her happy place on ensemble television shows. She is featured in two hit series this year: Margo’s Got Money Troubles and The Madison. 

“I never want to star in another movie, I swear to God. I only want to do ensemble pieces. It’s so much more fun, I love it so much.” she said at The Hollywood Reporter‘s THR x Apple TV’s Leading the Narrative: The Women of Apple TV event on Sunday, August 2.

The actress spoke on the panel next to her fellow Emmy nominees ElleFanning, DaleDickey, KarolinaWydra, RheaSeehorn, and JessicaWilliams.

“I’ve just been so bowled over by the female performances on television and honestly, they’re just really owning TV,” Pfeiffer said on the panel about Margo’s Got Money Troubles. 

The Apple TV series follows Margo, the daughter of a former Hooter’s waitress and an ex-pro wrestler. She is a recent college dropout with a new baby, struggling to pay her bills, who turns to OnlyFans. It is based on RufiThorpe’s bestselling novel of the same name.

“I love how complicated and flawed all these characters are, and it really reminds me of that famous RobinWilliams quote where he says, ‘Remember that everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about, and be kind,’” Pfeiffer explained. That kind of, for me, sums up the show and the message of the show, and I’m really proud to be a part of it.”

The Scarface actress sees herself as a “wallflower.” Her character, Shyanne, on the Apple TV series is quite different from Pfeiffer. 

“It was so fun to be able to live vicariously through her and to see the looks on the crew’s faces whenever Shyanne would show up to the set. They were just, ‘Oh God, now look what she’s wearing!’ Everybody needs a little Shyanne in their life and in their closet.”