Michelle Pfeiffer on 'Scarface,' champagne, cougars and aging well

Michelle Pfeiffer talks to Moviefone.com about champagne, "Scarface," aging and how much she hates the term "cougar."

Tellingly, her fondest memory of "Scarface" was way before the movie began filming.

"It was three months of auditioning and it was incredibly stressful, and at one point I was completely out of the running, and then was called back to screen-test. Anyway, I was on my way to the airport and I found out that I got the part. So one of my close friends and I picked up a bottle of champagne and two coffee mugs and drank champagne in the parking lot at LAX to celebrate.

Even though she plays one in her new period film, "Cheri," she loathes the word "cougar."

"I can't wait for that word to go out of fashion. I just think it's . . . . I'm so over it. Not that I was ever really into it. Where did that start, anyway? How did that evolve? Well, it's not really what the movie's about. But if it brings people into the theater, I'm all for that."

How does she stay looking so hot?

"I eat really well, I make sure I get enough sleep, I exercise religiously -- and all of that really matters. . . . And I have a whole team, so it's not really fair. . . . It's not about the newest, latest diet, the newest fad. It's not about some cream you put on your face. It's really about what you eat. I'm a big believer in that. And I'm a really happy person, I enjoy life. I think you see that on people. I think there's nothing more aging than misery."

Do you agree with Pfeiffer? Or is there more about her "team" she's not telling us. . . .

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