Michelle Pfeiffer is Booked and Busy | PLUS Gucci Takes Times Square

19 May 2026 · 59 min · 38 chapters

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In short

The episode of The Run Through mixes a celebrity interview with culture-and-fashion talk. Topic: Michelle Pfeiffer’s current TV roles and her evolving relationship with publicity and fame, plus a detailed recap of Gucci’s “Gucci Takes Times Square” stunt and a roundup of summer culture (Cannes, upcoming fashion shows, streaming and books, World Cup plans).

Guests

Michelle Pfeiffer (Oscar-winning actress; Catwoman; stars in The Madison as Stacey Clyburn and in Margot’s Got Money Troubles as Cheyenne) and the hosts Marlee Marius and Taylor Antrim (Vogue culture editors).

Key claims

Pfeiffer says press tours for two back-to-back projects have been “two press tours, one on top of the other,” and that interviews feel less interesting now because everyone is “careful and guarded.” She describes her long relationship with Dakota and Elle Fanning as longstanding and fun, and says she’s “saturated” by publicity but less guarded about sharing personal life.

Notable examples

Gucci’s Times Square takeover used QR codes, wristbands, and coordinated fake Gucci billboards (Gucci Chocolata, Gucci Dogue, Gucci World) with a 9:06 p.m. start; celebrity attendees included Kim Kardashian, Lindsay Lohan, Marina Abramović, and Tom Brady’s runway debut.

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Chapters

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Michelle Pfeiffer Discussion

1:06 to 2:27

The hosts discuss their favorite Michelle Pfeiffer movies and her iconic roles.

“Feels like we were all here not so long ago.”

Irina Sabalenka's Profile

2:27 to 3:39

Chloe shares insights from a Vogue profile on tennis player Irina Sabalenka.

“But before we get to the conversation between Margot and Michelle, I wanted to chat with you both because summer is upon us.”

Gucci Takes Times Square

3:39 to 5:26

Discussion about Gucci's ambitious event in Times Square and its logistics.

“So there's a little bit of drama around how she'll do at the French, but I'm rooting for her.”

Celebrity Appearances at Gucci

5:26 to 7:13

Review of celebrity attendees and highlights from the Gucci event.

“And then you got into this area and there were benches.”

Fashion and Cannes Film Festival

7:13 to 10:19

The hosts dive into the Cannes Film Festival and discuss notable films and fashion.

“So there were various sort of New York society figures from Sabine Getty to Athena Calderon, and it felt very character heavy.”

Dior Show Experience

10:19 to 14:02

Chloe shares her experience at the Dior show in Los Angeles and its creative aspects.

“We reached out to see if her stylist wanted to talk and she said she's currently no longer working with the stylist.”

Exploring Marlena Dietrich's Influence

14:02 to 15:01

Discover how Marlena Dietrich's legacy shaped modern fashion.

“You could kind of imagine like Marlena Dietrich, you know, coming out of a bungalow with a cigarette in between takes.”

Vuitton's Cultural Partnership

15:02 to 15:41

Learn about Vuitton's collaboration with the Frick and its cultural impact.

“And Vuitton just announced a new partnership with the Frick where they're going to be sponsoring sort of free Friday entrance, which I think is a very nice way to do your show at a cultural institution.”

Summer Shows and Movies Discussion

15:42 to 16:45

Hear insights on the latest summer shows and films people are watching.

“I just was like, it veered too far from me.”

Analyzing Rivals and New Releases

16:46 to 18:11

Explore the new film 'Is God Is' and its captivating storytelling.

“the new sort of series adaptation of Alma Days came out with Will Sharp, Handsome.”
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Anticipating Upcoming Films

18:12 to 20:56

Get excited about new releases including 'The Invite' and 'Tony'.

“And it's sort of like a, what would you call it, a four-hander?”

Glaive's Rise and New Music

20:57 to 21:53

Discuss Glaive's journey and his new album 'God Save the Three'.

“I mean, I love Glaive so much, and this new record is so good.”

Summer Reading Recommendations

21:54 to 23:25

Discover exciting new reads including 'Citizen Kim' by Jonathan Van Meter.

“But my 11-year-old son, who is Glave obsessed, knows every single song.”

Excitement for the World Cup

23:26 to 24:38

Join the conversation about the upcoming World Cup and the games to watch.

“And also, I'm very excited about the Marilyn 100 series at Film Forum.”

Michelle Pfeiffer's Dual Roles

26:56 to 28:00

Explore Michelle's experience playing two vastly different characters.

“time, and I think it's really fun because they're really different projects, and you play completely different women.”

Exploring Life Between City and Country

28:00 to 29:12

Michelle discusses her connection to both city and country life.

“But, yeah, it's been super exciting, honestly.”

Diving into 'Margot's Got Money Troubles'

29:12 to 30:46

Michelle shares insights about her character and the filming experience.

“And is it going to take place, do you know yet, over that short of a period of time again?”

Working with Husband on a Creative Project

30:46 to 32:35

Michelle reflects on collaborating with her husband on a project.

“In fact, when I read the book, there was this book laying around on the counter in the kitchen, and I kept walking by it, and it's an intriguing cover.”

Relationships with Co-Stars

32:35 to 34:26

Michelle discusses her long-standing relationship with Elle and Dakota Fanning.

“But then on the Madison, it was very, like, quiet luxury.”

Navigating Fame and Publicity

34:26 to 36:18

Michelle shares her thoughts on the changing landscape of publicity and fame.

“And they're off doing a movie together now, which we're all really excited to see.”

Filming the Finale of Margo's Got Money Troubles

36:18 to 38:03

Michelle reflects on the emotional experience of filming the last episode.

“On the other hand, I don't feel as guarded in terms of sharing things about my life that I think I was pretty stingy with my whole life.”

First Memories of Fashion

38:03 to 39:19

Michelle recalls her early fashion memories and experiences.

“We like to know what people's first really like memory of fashion is.”

The Influence of Giorgio Armani

39:19 to 41:25

Michelle discusses her relationship with designer Giorgio Armani.

“I just didn't understand the whole concept.”

Iconic Vogue Cover Shoot

41:25 to 42:00

Michelle reminisces about her character-driven Vogue cover shoot from 1991.

“And, you know, I most likely overdid everything before I met him.”

Fashion and Art Memories

42:00 to 43:00

The guest shares cherished memories from a fun photo shoot and the significance of a piece of art.

“And then I was actually doing an impersonation of my boyfriend at the time of him doing an impersonation of his father.”

The Journey to Fragrance

43:00 to 44:00

Discussion about the guest's journey with fragrance and the founding of her company.

“I asked you about your first fashion memory, but what about your first beauty memory?”

Scent Memory Insights

44:00 to 45:00

Exploration of the connection between scent and memory, and its emotional impact.

“That was like then beating my head against the wall for like 15 years, skipping ahead.”

Discovering Personal Scents

45:00 to 46:00

The guest reflects on the personal significance of fragrances and their influence on her work.

“Usually it's because it's mixed up with some really fond memory that you have.”

Creating Genderless Fragrances

46:00 to 47:20

The guest discusses her approach to creating fragrances that are gender-neutral.

“And inevitably, Jake's house reminded me ultimately.”

Chasing New Scents

47:20 to 48:20

The conversation shifts to the guest's current projects in fragrance formulation.

“So going back to these memories that you're sort of using to either fuel the fragrance or vice versa, do you have a memory that you are chasing right now?”

Fragrance Inspiration from London

48:20 to 50:00

The guest shares a captivating memory tied to a specific scent from her youth in London.

“And we started then going through the process of trying to name it.”

Bathroom Scene Observations

50:35 to 51:40

Discussion about the relevance of beauty products seen in TV and film characters.

“So whenever I'm watching TV, movies, whatever, I'm always sort of like creeping in on people's bathrooms and the scenes being like, oh, what are they wearing?”

Navigating Skin Sensitivity

51:40 to 53:10

The guest shares insights into her beauty routine and dealing with sensitive skin.

“And so when I find something that works, I'll stay with it for 15 years if they just keep making it.”

Becoming a Grandmother

53:10 to 54:15

The guest reflects on her new role as a grandmother and the joy it brings.

“So also very busy mentioning that you're a new grandmother.”

Parenting Reflections

54:15 to 55:45

Exploration of the complexities of parenting and its emotional challenges.

“Speaking of like, give me that perfume scent.”

Acting and Complex Roles

55:45 to 56:01

The guest discusses her experiences with diverse roles and their representation of women.

The Complexity of Parenthood and Acting

56:01 to 59:00

Explore the challenges and rewards of parenthood and acting.

“well she has kenny um but is you know is was margo and it was the one thing she could she She could feel successful of as a parent was, look, she made it to college.”

Summer Plans and Personal Interests

59:01 to 1:00:29

Discuss summer activities, reading preferences, and hobbies.

“Are you, do you guys take a trip always, family trip with the grandkids?”
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0:59This is The Run Through. I'm Chloe Mal, and I'm back with two of our Run Through regulars, Marlee Marius and Taylor Antrim. Welcome. Hi. Feels like we were all here not so long ago. Honestly. It was really recently. It was. Today on the show, we have a fabulous conversation with the legend Michelle Pfeiffer herself, better known in our household as Catwoman. I was going to ask what your favorite Michelle Pfeiffer movie was. Is that the answer? Yeah, Catwoman. I know. Batman and Robin. Yeah, she looms large for us with that. She's the only good thing about that movie, as I recall. Ooh. That's my take.

1:33Whose Batman was she? Michael Keaton. Good work, guys. What's your favorite Michelle Pfeiffer? Okay, I go. I'm so glad you asked. I go Dangerous Minds. I'm just very into her marriage with David E. Kelly. I think that's chic. I go Fabulous Baker Boys, actually. She's so beautiful in that. You know what that movie is, right? I've heard of it. It was before your time. Many things are before my time. That's not an excuse. Jeff Bridges, I see. Yeah, it's a good one. You would like it. I'm sure I would. I love a beautiful woman with a brainy guy. Okay. Say more about that, Chloe. I just think they're a chic couple.

2:10I like that, too. They're a power couple. We love a power couple. We love a power couple. Oh, my God. She's also in The Madison, which is a Taylor Sheridan show where she plays a grieving woman, Stacey Clyburn, who moves to Montana after a family tragedy. Yeah. Margot and Booba interviewed Michelle Pfeiffer, and they had such a cute conversation about Michelle's longtime relationship with the Fanning sisters because she's worked with Dakota and Elle basically since they were babies. But before we get to the conversation between Margot and Michelle, I wanted to chat with you both because summer is upon us.

2:49We are coming into Memorial Day weekend. Everyone can start wearing white. And there is a lot going on, a lot of shows, a lot of books, everything happening. Qualifying rounds of the French Open are underway. And we have the world number one arena Sabalenka on our May digital cover out yesterday. It's a really good story. Corey Seymour and I edited it. And it was written by Rob Haskell. It was one of my favorite sort of writers for Vogue. And he really, it's like if you read one profile of Irina Sabalenka, this is the one you want to read. She's like very forthcoming about, you know, her sort of tempestuous nature on the court, her, the death of her father, the sort of, you know, very unfortunate apparent suicide of her former boyfriend and her love life now.

3:30I mean, I just, it made me really like her. I hadn't really locked in on Irina Sabalenka until this story, and I was like, we'll definitely be rooting for her. She's coming off of two sort of early exits at the Italian Open and the Madrid Open. So there's a little bit of drama around how she'll do at the French, but I'm rooting for her. Did you see that she has a new puppy named Ash, and Ash got a credential at Roland Garros? I did see that. You did? Okay, good. Well, because, I mean, I didn't see about his credentialing, but I did read in the piece that he's having some potty training issues.

4:07Yes, yes, yes. That was an amazing detail. Yeah, that was good. Just wee-wee-pads in hotel rooms. Yeah. Kind of brutal. Tough run for Ash. Totally. You never let a dog pass you by, though. Yeah, I have to say, these Stephen Klein photos are so—she looks amazing. And she is a Gucci ambassador, so that was sort of came right hot on the heels of the big weekend to do. Tell us about it. How was it? I have to say, I'm someone who's always thinking about who is planning the logistics of an event. Yes. And glad it wasn't me. That's all I got to say about Gucci takes Times Square. Did it go smoothly? Like getting in?

4:49It went smoothly if you were on foot. I think that if you were in a car, it was challenging. And basically, Gucci did an unprecedented stunt, which was taking over what was probably a four block, maybe less, radius. Not a large radius, but in Central Times Square, 48th to 46th Street about. And they had two meter tall fences around the show area. And to get in, you had a series of a QR code and then you'd show your ID and then a wristband. And then you got into this area and there were benches. And you sat and suddenly at around 830, every screen in Times Square, over 50 screens, were coordinated with fake Gucci advertisements.

5:40Wow. And they did fake advertisements for Gucci Chocolata, Gucci Dogue, Gucci World, meaning Gucci Air. I mean, it was very clever. It was very tongue-in-cheek. There was also, as Demna often does, sort of an air of creepiness underneath, like the Gucci Chocolata. There was a sort of curl of chocolate that looked like a piece of skin. And you didn't get your assigned entry time and location until 3 p.m. that day. So it was very fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants. Did it start on time? So they had to have it start on time because of the billboards. So it was a scheduled start of 9.06 p.m. Goodness me.

6:22But the celebrity factor of who was attending as guests, Kim Kardashian, Lindsay Lohan, Marina Abramovich. Wow. I mean, the pairings were amazing. Jeffrey Deitch was sitting next to Lady Bunny. So there was just this amazing Jeffrey Deitch's sort of iconic glasses and then this huge blonde bouffant next to him like a sort of tower of cotton candy. And then walking in the show quite dramatically was Tom Brady in his first ever fashion show. And I learned that he had delivered the commencement address at Georgetown just a few hours earlier. Oh, my God. Big weekend for Brady. What a pivot. Major.

7:03From robed in Georgetown at the podium to on the runway in Leather on Leather. Amazing. There was also a brunette Paris Hilton walking in the show. So there were various sort of New York society figures from Sabine Getty to Athena Calderon, and it felt very character heavy. I met with Demna on Friday and did a preview of the collection, and he was very excited about identifying this iconic New York woman. And then you traipsed over to 50th and Madison to the Palace Hotel where they had converted an entire wing of the hotel into what they called the Gucci Mansion. and had continued this idea of Gucci world, which you saw in the ad.

7:48So you had a bedroom with Gucci monograms on the pillows, and there was Gucci-oke karaoke in the bedroom. There was a Gucci gym. There was a Gucci billiards room with the Gucci monogram on the billiards table. And it felt very elaborate. What time are you home? 10.30. Oh, that's not so bad. We love this. Yeah. I went from Gucci bed to my own. I want to talk about Cannes. Can we talk about Cannes? We can. We can. I'm talking. Look at that. I set you up. So we're about halfway through, a little more than halfway through, right? Yeah. I'm excited about Paper Tiger, which we're actually getting an early screening of tonight.

8:24I'm pleased about. And that got some really positive reviews. That is James Gray's sort of like crime thriller. It has Miles Taylor and Adam Driver in it. And I'm really excited to see it. And Scarlett Johansson. Scarlett Johansson, who we love. So we're excited about that. What else has been good? I'm really into this, the trailer drop for this film Hope, which is like a— Oh, my God. Yeah. That cast, well, the trailer's too scary, but that cast is the most beautiful people assembled ever in all time. I've forgotten all about Hoi An. Literally. Our former cover story. Our former cover story. Who's amazing.

8:55And there's like this slow-mo moment where she gets out of a cop car and directs the most enormous gun you've ever seen. And I was like, oh, in, seated, seated, in, in, whatever this is. So I'm excited about Hope. What are you excited about, Marley? I mean, there was some chatter about Jordan Firstman's directorial debut called Club Kid. Yeah, I like him because I loved, I love LA. That was a big sale over the weekend. Really? A24 won a bidding war. And that seems to be about a kind of like club promoter in his 30s who is kind of like a little worse for wear at this point after kind of partying and doing drugs for, you know, most of his life.

9:32And he has a sort of unexpected visitor that sort of turns his life around. and yeah, it's gotten quite amazing reviews. Cara Delevingne is in it, apparently. Jordan also stars. And yeah, he's, over the past couple of years, we've seen him in I Love LA. We've seen him in English Teacher. He had a really funny guest spot on a recent episode of Hacks. So this seems to be kind of his big, you know, filmmaker moment, which I think is sort of exciting. I think people have been looking really chic at Ken. Like, Chloe Zhao has looked fantastic. She wore this Schiaparelli dress that I thought was like a sort of mutant Dalmatian, but apparently it's called, the dress is called the Isabella Blowfish and it has spikes on the shoulder and she just looks fierce, pardon the pun.

10:19We reached out to see if her stylist wanted to talk and she said she's currently no longer working with the stylist. She just collaborates with Gabriella Hurst on her looks, which I thought was very chic. Ruth Nega is on the jury and she has looked spectacular every day. Also, her hair has been different every day. Whoever her hairstylist is is working hard. She's gone from wearing really sleek Celine to more romantic lace pieces, and Carla Welch, I think, has been, oof, it has been a big assignment because she has had a lot of looks. I also love to see people's arrival airport outfits. Adele Xarpalos I adore and wore a Lea Seydoux t-shirt.

11:03And Lea Seydoux also wore a shirt recently. They're buddies. It's so cute. Reciprocal shirts. We love that. You guys should try that. Oh, my God. We're just both wearing malware t-shirts. I can make that happen. Cate Blanchett wore my favorite Givenchy dress. This sort of these poppies that look like they're crying silk threads, and it was so gorgeous. So fab. Demi Moore has also been having a big week. She wore this insane sort of Glinda Mishavisham, matière ficale dress with a bow the size of Brazil. Yeah. Also my queen, Isabel Huppert. Oh, yes. Who cannot, you know, walk in a red carpet without shutting it down.

11:49Tell us about what Isabel wore. I mean, she was wearing, like, a very interesting shade of sort of, like, weird kind of greenish dress sort of earlier in the fest. But the point is, she's always sort of so chic. What are your positions on the John Travolta beret? Oh, my God. And his daughter, who's a real live adult. His daughter is so cute. She's so cute. But I was like, the second I saw that beret, I was like, he, John. I mean, I had no idea who it was. And he was like, had these like spectacles. It was really throwing me. And I was getting like a lot of content about this. Yeah. That sort of fake celebrity, like, I'm overwhelmed by emotions.

12:25I didn't expect this kind of thing. It was like, it was so that to a T, I couldn't take it. He was like, this is better than the Oscar. But, oh, this is queuing me up for, so he received, John Falter was there receiving an honorary palm, but he also has a film at the festival. The other people receiving honorary palms are Peter Jackson of, you know, Lord of the Rings fame and my lord and savior, Barbara Streisand, who is not able to go to Canberra because she has a knee injury. But believe you me, we will be celebrating her on the site this week. And it's got to be fine. And it's got to be great.

12:58We look forward to it. So you talked about going to Gucci, but you were also at Dior in L.A. like a week ago. So what was the comparison nearby? In a very nice 48-hour trip to L.A., it was lovely to be in sunny Los Angeles. I thought the Dior show was beautiful. What I loved about it was it was set at the new Geffen Galleries at LACMA. And it was on the ground floor, which is all concrete and quite sort of sinuous and brutalist. And they had sort of smoke effects around these vintage Lynchian Cadillacs and old cars. And then models came out wearing really pretty, beautiful dresses. So it felt like this nice contrast.

13:41And I thought that there were sort of odd bits and bobs coming off of the dresses. There were organza petals of poppies inspired by California poppies. It just felt very rich and sumptuous and pretty. And so that in the setting I thought really worked. And there was a bit of a lushness about it, sort of coats coming off. You could kind of imagine like Marlena Dietrich, you know, coming out of a bungalow with a cigarette in between takes. The night before dinner was at Chaplin Recording Studios, which I loved. And they were playing the Hitchcock movie Stage Fright starring Marlena Dietrich with these vintage cars, sort of like a drive-in.

14:21and the sound of the movie was pumped through the car so you could sit in and get a little Dietrich dose. So cool. And she famously had in her contract no Dior, no Dietrich. So she would only wear Dior on screen, and that was very much an inspiration for Jonathan for the show. And the show notes, which I thought was very clever, were formatted like a script. Love. So what else is coming up? We have Vuitton on Wednesday at the Frick. Oh, my God, show fatigue. Yes, which Anna saw a preview of this weekend. And she said it's beautiful and she's very excited and very different show venue from Times Square at 9 p.m.

14:57on a Saturday. This is very civilized, 6 p.m. at the Frick. And Vuitton just announced a new partnership with the Frick where they're going to be sponsoring sort of free Friday entrance, which I think is a very nice way to do your show at a cultural institution. Vuitton ex-Frick. Exactly. We'll have to hear a little totalling. Come on, we're supposed to talk about summer culture here. Yeah. What shows are you watching? Okay. So I started that Austin show that I was really excited about. The Other Bennett Sister. The Other Bennett Sister, which is the most watched drama in the UK. Okay. And? And honestly, like, I will watch Paint Dry at Longbourn.

15:34Like, I will do anything for Pride and Prejudice. And this, I couldn't. A bridge too far. It was a bridge too far. Wow. I couldn't make it past the third episode. It was charming. I just was like, it veered too far from me. Is that a BritBox special? Yeah. Sure, sure it is. Wow. It wouldn't be anything else. Wow. But now I am speaking of BritBox special, except I don't think it actually is. I'm back into season two of Rivals, which is a delight. And do you know it's Queen Camilla's favorite show? I feel like she shouldn't admit that. Yeah, that feels telling. It feels revealing. But also she's a girl's girl, I think.

16:05Totally. She's a Julie Cooper gal. Exactly. Through and through. Exactly. Marley, what are your summer movies you're excited about? Well, last week, a movie that I screened a few weeks or months ago came out, which is Is God Is, which is playwright Alicia Harris's adaptation of her own play. The play ran in New York in like 2018. And so she wrote and directed an adaptation that came out starring, among others, Kara Young, who Broadway people will know for winning Tony's two years in a row. And she's currently on Broadway in Proof. And she's also in the Boots Riley movie, I Love Boosters, which is out this month.

16:45But that film, honestly, it would usually be kind of too scary for me because it's a bit sort of spaghetti Western slash road movie slash sort of revenge drama. But it's quite moving and interesting. And it's always sort of exciting when a person is making their directorial debut and you sort of have a sense of like the visual language that they're using to kind of tell a story that obviously she has, you know, sat with and thought about for a really long time. So that came out and that's very cool. Amadeus came out. the new sort of series adaptation of Alma Days came out with Will Sharp, Handsome.

17:18Oh, yeah. Yeah, what did you think of that? I gave that a shot. I have not really dug all the way in, but I have been seeing clips and I've been entertained. Oh, okay. Paul Bettany, yeah. Did you watch it? I watched one episode. I mean, Stars is tough for me. Yeah. Paul Bettany, though. Love. He's great. Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm enjoying this Apple TV show called Star City, which comes out on May 29th, and it is set in the 1970s, and it's about sort of an alternate history of the space race. set in the Soviet Union, as if they were beating the U.S. And it's a little bit of thriller, a little bit of drama.

17:50It's from the people that made the show For All Mankind, which is also a sort of space race drama, which I never watched. But I'm into this, and I just—Ris Ivans, this actor, he is so good in this show. Not a girl! Oh. Yeah, totally. Oh, my God. Totally. And he's so good in this, so check that out. And we all saw The Invite. It's really good. But it's Olivia Wilde's third movie. And it's sort of like a, what would you call it, a four-hander? It's two couples, Olivia Wilde, Seth Rogen, have a dinner party with all the guys. Come on. A chamber drama, let's say a chamber drama. Two couples, guys.

18:28They have a dinner party. Olivia Wilde and Seth Rogen are one couple. And then the sort of disruptor couple that comes in is Penelope Cruz and Edward Norton. And it's really fun. So that's something I look forward to. Edward Norton's doing some amazing work. Everyone's actually doing amazing work. Yeah, totally, totally. Very different sort of performances, but all, they work together and it's, yeah, it's a ride. Marlee, what did you think of the trailer for Tony? Okay, look. So Tony is the Anthony Bourdain biopic coming out this summer. Oh, I thought there was a trailer for the Tonys. You're like, I'm excited.

19:01Starring Dominic Sessa, who I had to remind myself, like, why do we love Dominic Sessa? And it was The Holdovers. That was his big love. Okay, so tell me what you thought of this trailer. Okay, weirdly, I never saw The Holdovers. With this movie, I'd heard about it. I was kind of like, Anthony Bourdain's like a bit too like macho for me or something. I don't know. I like started listening to his audio book and I was like, this is not for me. So I wasn't sure I was going to really resonate with like this project. But watching the trailer, I was like, this seems kind of fun. And also Antonio Banderas is in it and I love it.

19:25What does he play? Oh, he's like a chef that is kind of like. He's like the mentor chef. Yeah. Who's Eric Repair? Great question. This is like the rise of Tony Bourdain. So as a young man. Well, I know Repair is essential to this story. I actually haven't read it. Have you read Kitchen Confidential? Yes. It looms large in my household. No, really? I'm a Graham Albert big Bourdain repair fan. That's fascinating. Oh, fascinating. Cool. But that movie's out at the end of August. So it's kind of going to be the Tessie of Don McCassey's sort of, you know, star is the real thing. He really does look a lot like him.

19:58And he's so cutie. He's so cutie. So that's exciting. What is Trigger Point? Oh, my gosh. Well, you brought up BritBox, our favorite streamer. And Trigger Point is this procedural. It's a London-based procedural about a bomb-diffusing crew led by Vicki McClure, who's this amazing British actress who, if you've ever watched Line of Duty, which is just such an incredible crime series to get sunk into. I did it this winter, and then my wife did all, like, six seasons, and we were, like, completely transported as we watched it separately, as we do. But, you know, it really works for us. And this is like kind of like the, you know, poor man's line of duty, I guess.

20:39But it gives you kind of like a shot in the arm as you're waiting for the much anticipated, I think, seventh season of Line of Duty, which is coming. But she's awesome. And each, you know, this like total cliffhangers, like every episode ends with will she or won't she diffuse the bomb in time and I can't get enough. And the third season is coming on BritBox this month. This doesn't sound like good sleep hygiene for me. No, not for you. But no, you would like Vicki McClure. I think you would be into her. I have a question. Did we talk about Glaive? Oh, brother. We don't have to talk about Glaive.

21:04I mean, I love Glaive so much, and this new record is so good. Okay, Glaive is formerly a hyper-pop artist and is now— It's a person? Yeah. Yes, Glaive is a musician. He sort of came up through the SoundCloud stuff in COVID era, and he was like 15 years old and living in North Carolina. And now he's become like kind of a big-ish sort of, you know, electronic hyper-pop-y, hip-hop-y. It's a little hard to describe what it is. But the new record is with his buddy Curtains, and it's called... Curtains? Curtains with a K, yes. Cool. And it's called God Save the Three, and it is on repeat in my house.

21:41We all love it. In fact, I just got tickets to the... He's not coming to New York. He's coming to Philly. Oh, no, you're not going to Philly. And my wife wanted to go, and it's a school night on Tuesday in September. Wait, Liz is also on all in on Glave? Yes. Oh, my gosh. So this is... I mean, check back with me in September to see if this actually happens. But my 11-year-old son, who is Glave obsessed, knows every single song. It's crazy. Oh, wow. I'll show you the video of William at a Glaive show from a few years ago. It's amazing. Adorable. After the pod. I'm very into the new Gracia Abrams song.

22:10Oh, I like that song so much. She's so cute. Hit the wall. It's good. We love Gracie. We do. Taylor, what are you reading this summer? Well, let's see. I just finished a couple books that are coming out or forthcoming. I'm into Joyce Carol Oates these days. Okay, so she's about, you know. She is so prolific. She is like churning out books. So that's what's so intimidating about starting to read because Joyce Carol is because where do you start, right? But a couple years ago, I've just been reading her new stuff. So she puts out about a book a year, and the new one is actually a collection of short stories called Frenzy.

22:43And, you know, she writes like they're very disquieting and sort of gothic and dark in ways that I find interesting and exciting to read. And I really recommend it, the collection called Frenzy, which is out, I think, next month. Taylor and I also just read the October book Citizen Kim. Early, early, early read of that. Early, early read of Citizen Kim, which is really fun and ripped through that on the plane. Citizen Kim is. Jonathan Van Meter, who is a contributing editor at Vogue, longtime contributor. We love Jonathan. It took about five years to write this book about Kim Kardashian called Citizen Kim.

23:19And we've been waiting all that time to get our hot little hands on it. And we did. And we read it. And it was delightful. Yeah. We're also very excited at Vogue about the Marilyn Monroe Centennial. Oh, we sure are. We're doing a lot of Marilyn homages. And also, I'm very excited about the Marilyn 100 series at Film Forum. So excited. So excited. The way I'm ready to see Niagara on the big screen. Oh! Joyce Carolus' most famous novel is Blonde about Marilyn Monroe. Wow, great job connecting the dots. So true. So we can't really round out our summer anticipation talk without talking about the World Cup.

23:57Chloe, where are you on the World Cup? I'm so excited. Are you? I'm going to see France-Senegal. So Chloe and I are both going to this game. So there are only a few games that are being played in New Jersey that New Yorkers like us can get to. And one of them, June, I think, 17th? 16th, yeah. June 16th is France v. Senegal. Chloe has very illustrious seating because of— I'm going guest of Fendi. I'm so excited. Whereas I put my name into the, like, visa presale lottery and unfortunately hit. And so, like, you know, my visa was, like, maxed out with these tickets. But William and I are going, my son William and I are going to see France, Senegal, and it'll be great.

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24:33So we're in the cheap seats and you're in the Fendi seats. So that's our summer. I mean, it's not really complete, but we have a good list of things there, right? We're excited. Thank you, culture team, for joining me. Thanks for having us. Of course. And we'll be back with Michelle Pfeiffer.

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26:34Hi, everybody. This is The Run Through. I'm Margo Ambuba, Vogue's senior wellness and beauty editor, and I'm here with someone I always enjoy talking with, Michelle Pfeiffer. Thank you for coming. My pleasure. Thank you for having me. We're so happy to have you on the pod. You are having a really big moment right now. The Madison and Margot Scott Money Troubles are both streaming on our TVs. They've come out basically at the same time, and I think it's really fun because they're really different projects, and you play completely different women. What has it been like sort of seeing these two roles really literally roll out on TV side by side?

27:10It's been a lot because it's sort of two press tours, one on top of the other. And they are so, I mean, that is the fun of it, actually, because I do love to take on as different a character as I can. These are about as different as you could get. And I also did Madison first, which was draining. And Cheyenne from Margot was so energizing, and I had so much fun. I mean, I loved doing the Madison. I loved being in Montana. I thought the character of Stacey was really complicated, and I loved the family and the family dynamic and the storyline and all of that. But, you know, the subject matter is grief.

27:59And so it's, I think it takes place over six days, which we shot over three months. So that was a lot of grieving. And I'm nearly in every scene. But, yeah, it's been super exciting, honestly. I love that. When we had breakfast a month ago, two months ago, you talked about how you loved the Montana sunsets and sunrises and how beautiful they are. Do you feel like you're converting to a country girl maybe? I remember you called yourself a city girl. Well, you know, the thing is I can be a country girl. I used to go camping growing up. I go fishing with my husband, not as much as I used to. I can rough it probably more than most people.

28:46I choose not to. If I had my druthers, I am a city mouse. I love the city. I love New York City. I love Los Angeles. But I love Montana. I'd never been there. I'd like to vacation there. And I look forward to going back to work. And next spring, next year in the spring, we'll start shooting season three. That's amazing. And is it going to take place, do you know yet, over that short of a period of time again? Six days again? You haven't heard the word. That's a really good question. I have no idea. I kind of doubt it. We haven't read anything yet. So I don't know that they've mapped any of it out.

29:31They're probably working on it as we speak. So in Margot's Got Money Troubles, we said you play a totally different type of mom. Cheyenne's your character. First of all, I loved her hair. You with these big barrel curls, so fab. Driving the convertible. Hilarious. I am not a barrel curl kind of gal. But, you know, I got to do all kinds of things. That's the beauty of a character like Cheyenne. I think a lot of people, because people love her, and I think live kind of vicariously through her. When I would walk onto the set, the joy that the crew would get just to see what Cheyenne would be wearing today and what was going to come out of her mouth today.

30:15And both of these characters are that way in different ways. You know, they speak their mind in a way that I think we all probably should do a better job of. I love that. And you worked on this project with your husband, right? I did, Margo. For the first time in a long time. Yeah. I did one day, I think, on this little movie that he did many, many years ago. You know, neither of us were really that eager to work with each other in a real way like this. In fact, when I read the book, there was this book laying around on the counter in the kitchen, and I kept walking by it, and it's an intriguing cover.

30:53Finally, one day I said, what is this book? Do you think, is this something I would like? And he said, oh, yeah, actually, we're trying to option it. And we all think that there's a part in there that you really only you should play. Oh, well, that piqued my interest. So I read it, and it wasn't, it was only a few pages. It's like she's there in the beginning and then she disappears and we don't until the very end of the novel. Then we hear from her again. And she's not – she's definitely fiery and funny. But I don't think you like her as well in the book. You know, they rounded her out a little more, which you can do.

31:32So I said, sure, I'll do it because thinking it's a couple days' work, you know, it's probably not going to – anyway. But I was – I fell so in love with her. I was delighted when they expanded the part. And I love working with Elle, the cast. What a dream job. Did your husband tell you, David, what role he had in mind for you before you read it? And were you like a fit in it? Well, I was a little like everyone thinks only you can play that part. And yet I got it. And I'm from Orange County. And I can be a little fiery. And I do speak my mind. So, I mean, I really, I related to this character. I grew up with women like this.

32:16I mean, honestly, you can find Cheyenne everywhere. Yeah. You can find her in Los Angeles or Florida or New York, but she happened to be from Fullerton. Are you the kind of person that takes something from set to like a memento or something? There was a lot of Cheyenne's closet I would have wanted to take because it was just so fun and it felt like a little Y2K, you know, whatever. But then on the Madison, it was very, like, quiet luxury. So I'm curious. I took more from Madison. Yes. I'm a little more quiet luxury. But there is the raincoat when we go out on the town in Vegas. Oh, yes, yes. Yeah, I took that.

32:54Okay, fair. The animal print raincoat. Love. Uh-huh. Yeah. I would have taken the boots if they would have given them to me, but they wanted to hold on to them. Darn it. Okay, well, now someone knows what to get you for holiday or something. What was it like working with Elle? Because I know that you have had like a very long relationship with her and her sister. She's a dream. Both of them, honestly. I worked with Elle, well, once in I Am Sam when she was two. And then in Maleficent where we didn't have that many scenes together, which I loved and enjoyed her then. So this was really when we really, really got to know each other, I think.

33:32And I have known Dakota for a long time. And we did First Lady together. And, you know, we started doing these pizza and champagne parties, which is the best thing about knowing them, honestly. They're the most fun. But, yeah, so at the time that I read it and I was considering it, the only one that was cast was Elle. And she's just grown into—she always was a really good actress. but she's one of our best talents out there. She is. And she's one of those people on screen where there's some people on screen, a lot of good actors out there, but some people where the light just kind of comes through them.

34:19And she's one of those people. And she's very serious. Now they have their own production company, and I'm so proud of them, and they're so good, and they're so smart. And they're off doing a movie together now, which we're all really excited to see. But then she will break out into, nobody laughs easier. You can, Elle will laugh at all my jokes. That's probably why I like her. Yeah. She laughs at all my jokes. That's so cute. Okay, very tough question. Go-to pizza order for these pizza and champagne parties. Are you, we all prefer, our favorite is the white pizza. Oh, that's my favorite too. We all want the white pizza.

34:59And I like a little salad on top. I don't even know why we bother making the other ones. Okay, there's no controversial pineapple happening here. No, I do like pineapple. On your pizza? I do. I do. That's very controversial. I know it is. I don't like a sweet and savory mix. Is this a Canadian thing or something? I have no idea, honestly. Yeah, anyway. I just know I tried it once and I knew it wasn't for me. And is it like a ham that goes on it? Yes, it's like— It's so good. Maybe it's Canadian ham. But it's the sweet and the salty thing. It's good. It is not for me. um so much like obviously Ellen Dakota you have been in the limelight for a really long time and had this long incredible career with so many iconic roles I'm curious how you feel like your relationship with like publicity and things like that has changed or grown do you feel more open more guarded like the way that the world is now is so different from yeah uh and I was thinking about this recently and I'm feeling pretty saturated honestly at the moment and in some ways it's become easier for me and in some ways it's harder because I think interviews are not that interesting anymore because everybody's so careful and so guarded and everybody is so afraid to step in it unintentionally and then get canceled.

36:18On the other hand, I don't feel as guarded in terms of sharing things about my life that I think I was pretty stingy with my whole life. So I don't love it. I'm never going to love it. I surrender to it, I guess. Yes. I mean, well, you very briefly admitted you like pineapple on pizza. See, I wouldn't. Being vulnerable. Right. I wouldn't have shared that 20 years ago. Exactly. Okay, so this episode will come out the day before the finale of Margo's Got Money Troubles. What was it like? Obviously, there's highs and lows in the show. There's a lot of really difficult conversations that the characters are having, controversial topics.

37:02But what was it like filming the last episode? It was funny, but also it was very moving. A lot of serious, kind of more serious subject matter, but of course laced with humor. because we are a dramedy. Yes. And I didn't feel that sort of sadness that you can feel because I think we all had a good idea that maybe we were going to come back for a second season because I do think we all felt we had done something pretty special. Yeah. Yeah. I definitely felt like, wow, people are going to really love this show. Well, I know, obviously, my name's Margo, and I know when something is really taking off, whether it's Margot Robbie's doing something or something because I never hear my name.

37:47And I've been hearing Margot around the office for like months because the show was coming up and everyone in the office was so excited about it and thought it was so funny. So it is my pet peeve when people are saying my name and not talking about me because I'm not used to it. But I'm happy because it was so fun. Okay, this is a fashion podcast. We like to know what people's first really like memory of fashion is. Do you have a moment where you either had a piece you were in love with or something like that? I, the first thing I remember loving was probably a pair of white go-go boots. Ooh. Like Nancy Sinatra.

38:25Yes, love. Okay. And I think maybe my first pair of fishnet stockings. Were they covered? I was all over that. Were they black or were they white? They were probably white. Okay. I think. So you were very into like a sort of space-age-y go-go boots. I was into nothing. I didn't know what I was doing. But, you know, when I first started working and growing up, I didn't know there was such a thing as a label and designer clothes. I didn't even know what that meant. And people, I would be wearing something which wasn't a designer and people would say, oh, that's so cute. Who makes that? And I'd be like, I don't know.

39:05And I stayed that way for a while, then Giorgio Armani reached out and offered to dress me. And I said to my agent, why don't I need him to dress me? I don't understand. I just didn't understand the whole concept. And he said, honey, just let him dress you. So yeah, so then he dressed me for, you know I don't know a couple decades you know I only wore Armani the late Mr. Armani had such like an interesting cool take on femininity I feel like yeah it was always a woman who felt very like in charge yeah in her clothing yes it was the suits but even like the dresses were never and they were kind of containing you they were kind of oversized and it was all about it's like the dress shouldn't walk into the room that the woman should whatever it is I forget what it is.

39:57Yeah. Don't let the clothing wear you. Yeah. Something like that. And he definitely lived by that. And his designs, they literally looked like nothing on the hanger. And then you would put them on and it was the cut and it was the color and it was the way they draped on your body. And a man's, like literally these oversized suits were sexy on women. Yeah. So I learned so much by my collaboration with him. I love that. And I miss him. Yeah, I was going to say, do you have a favorite memory of either wearing something of his, or did he ever advise you to wear something you were nervous about, and it ended up working out perfectly?

40:37I'm curious. I remember he invited me to Milan, and he had designed, and I wish I still had them, and I don't, three or four, or five different dresses for me, and one of them had a hood. They were very cool. But I remember there was a navy dress, that sort of navy black that he does, and I believe it was for Baker Boys, and I was either the Golden Globes or the Academy Awards, And it was just simple, crude neck and long-sleeved, just like this sheath of a dress. And then I just had a pair of chunky pearls. Oh, love. And everything was very simple. And, you know, I most likely overdid everything before I met him.

41:34Well, the paired back sophistication. You're still, you're upholding the memory today with the look that you're wearing. I want to talk about your Vogue cover from October 1991 with Herb Ritz. I got to go and dig in on the archive and read the story. And something I found really fun about the shoot is it was sort of like character-driven, it seemed. Was that the one where I did all the different characters? Yes. You were like in a Maryland moment. You were wearing a black wig at one point. Joan of Arc. Yes, exactly. It was so much fun. And then I was actually doing an impersonation of my boyfriend at the time of him doing an impersonation of his father.

42:11I dressed up in the suit. I actually have a huge, it's the only piece of art of me or I don't have awards hanging or posters hanging or anything like that in my house. But I have a huge print of that print. And he was another gem that we lost too soon, Herbritz. Is it hanging in your home? It's in my office at the moment. Cute. I was hanging in when I was at a different home, and now we've moved into another home, and I haven't found the right place for it yet. But we used to have the most fun, Herb and I, and that was the most fun photo shoot I've ever done because it was like acting. It was like playing dress up.

42:57Oh, I love that. Okay, now a pivot. I asked you about your first fashion memory, but what about your first beauty memory? I am a beauty editor, obviously, and I want to talk about your routine a little bit. Well, I founded a fragrance company. Yes, yeah. That's a perfect transition. So I love perfume, and I do think, you know, interestingly enough, I didn't really love my mother's perfume. Oh, okay. But I loved my father's cologne. Mm-hmm. When I founded my company, Henry Rose, I had stopped wearing fragrance for 10 years because once my kids were born, I started paying closer attention to ingredients and everything and our exposure to things.

43:40And anyway, I couldn't find a fragrance that was transparent with its ingredients and stopped wearing it. I missed it. Wasn't really acting that much at the time. And I thought, you know, what's going to get me excited in the morning to get out of bed? What's going to give me purpose? I thought, you know, I bet you there are other people who are looking for something like this, a product like this. Maybe I'll see if I can do that well. That was like then beating my head against the wall for like 15 years, skipping ahead. I started formulating, and I thought I was only going to do one fragrance.

44:09And I was going after a certain olfactive thing. We launched with five, and it was Darkest Night, Last Light, Jake's House, Torn. I'm blanking on the fifth one. Anyway, but Torn was the very first one that we locked. Okay. And this thing about scent memory, you know, they talk about scent memory, and I thought it was just sort of like some kind of marketing play. But the truth is memory and scent are right next to each other in the brain, and they're absolutely intertwined. In fact, it's the only part of the brain where there's crossover. Oh, cool. And that's why fragrance is so powerful. And it's visceral.

44:54You don't know why you gravitate toward florals or you gravitate toward vanilla like I do. Usually it's because it's mixed up with some really fond memory that you have. And one of the reasons people love vanilla so much is that it reminds them of their youth. Oh, okay. And I think it's Toll House Cookies. Oh, okay. I was going to say, is it Bath and Body Works? Everyone wore warm vanilla sugar like I did. Yeah, vanilla, though, is a scent that makes people feel young. Okay. Anyway, what I realized in the process of working with the perfumers is they would say to me, because I didn't have their vocabulary, and they said, don't tell us what you think it smells like.

45:34Mm-hmm. That will confuse us. Okay. Tell us where it takes you. Oh. So I learned to follow where that scent took me. Mm-hmm. That's how we name them. Do you mean in your mind where it takes you, like a memory? It's like you're lying on Freud's couch. Okay. It's like free association. Oh. You just let your brain go. And I realized I was going after my father's cologne without knowing that's what I was doing. And did you know what he wore? And inevitably, Jake's house reminded me ultimately. So a lot of times I don't even know why it is I'm going after that particular scent. Okay. And did you know what your father wore or was it like lost to time and you were just hunting after some sort of note that ended up, you know, maybe it was— It was Old Spice.

46:26Oh, okay. And I've always gravitated toward men's colognes. And that's why I wanted the line to be genderless. Yeah. Because it made no sense to me. In fact, I mostly always loved men's scents more than I did women's. I think when you smell the notes, that makes a lot. or smell the scents like together, it makes a lot of sense because they feel sort of harmonious, but they don't like shout a vibe or something. No, in fact, one of our scents is called Floracarnibora, and it was the first floral that we were able to do. And I hesitated to call it Floracarnibora because if you put floral in it, men are not going to, they're going to think it's a women's, but it is so good on men.

47:12And if you don't put a feminine name on it, people will not associate it with male or female. Yeah. Time and time again. So going back to these memories that you're sort of using to either fuel the fragrance or vice versa, do you have a memory that you are chasing right now? Something that you want to turn into a perfume? Or is there a memory that you, like, haven't been able to nail yet when it comes to a scent? I'm working on one. Okay, can you tell me anything? No, I can't tell you. Okay, mysterious. I wish I could. I'm wearing London 1983. Will you tell me a little bit about what the story is behind that scent?

47:53I've always loved musk. We have not been able to formulate anything close to a musk. And that's because musk typically are synthetics because they came from animals previously. And that was banned. Yes, that's banned just so. But then trying to do a synthetic is very, very hard. So cut to perfumers presented us with a musk. We weren't asking for a musk, and we smelled it. And, of course, fell in love with it. And I was really excited. And we started then going through the process of trying to name it. So I'm doing my free association. I'm doing that. And I end up on King's Road in London. And I remember I was in my early 20s.

48:40It was my first time to London. I'm walking down King's Road. It is blowing my mind. It's punk rockers. It's models. It's like dangerous and seedy and glamorous and all of these things. So I'm so exhilarated by it all. And there was a woman standing or sitting on a street corner selling these tiny little vials of perfume. Oh. And it was musk. Okay. And it was the first time I had ever smelled it. Love. And I fell in love with it. Mm-hmm. Of course, used up the whole bottle. And I was never able to find it again. Mm-hmm. Until this musk. Oh, so fab. So fab. So are you laying, you're like, I'm imagining you laying on a fainting couch, like sort of spritzing the pillow.

49:30And then smelling it and sort of like going on a journey in your head thinking about it. No, no. We're like sitting around a table, brainstorming. Uh-huh. Yeah, we do it together. I like that, too. Mine's a little more fun, though. Yeah. Run Through will be back in just a moment.

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50:35So whenever I'm watching TV, movies, whatever, I'm always sort of like creeping in on people's bathrooms and the scenes being like, oh, what are they wearing? What's perfumes on the counter? What's their toothpaste this character uses? Because to me, it's like really interesting to see, you know, like recently we've seen all these LED light masks sewing up in shows and things like that. Your character on The Madison had a very nice bathroom setup, first of all. Did she? She had a gray bathtub. Yeah, it was a ridiculous bathtub. It was like— It's too big. Too big? It's too big. You know, have you ever been in a bathtub where your feet don't touch the end and you just keep sliding under?

51:11No, I wish. I'm in a New York bathtub. My feet—I'm like 5 '3", and my feet really stick up. Well, sometimes in hotels, you know? Okay, yeah, true. It was one of those— It's a soaking tub, not a bathtub. I mean, it's nice. It's pretty. Yeah. And it does fit two people. Ugh. Comfortably. Love. That's romantic. I also saw there was like so many curated products. Orbe in the bathroom. room, I think a little like maybe La Mer on the counter. What is your routine like when it comes to beauty? Do you have like tried and trues that you love? Are you experimental? I have really sensitive skin. And so when I find something that works, I'll stay with it for 15 years if they just keep making it.

51:50Problem is all of a sudden products, they aren't as effective or all of a sudden I'll start like breaking out. I'm like, what is going on? And I think sometimes now that I have a fragrance company, I know that you reformulate sometimes for various reasons. Yes, totally. And they don't tell you they're reformulating. They don't tell you, but all of a sudden it's not working in the same way. So I've been kind of on the prowl for products and I keep trying various things. Okay. I'm in between. I'm in transition. So are you more of a three-step routine or 10 step like three okay if I simply don't have the time or I don't want to take the time totally and something will break me out yes oh it is so humbling being in my mid-30s and having adult acne it is like I have a zoc doc lady down the block on speed dial where I'm texting her being like I need to get a shot in this acne please help me like fix this it's just a random lady They shoot it?

52:48Yeah, they'll give you a cortisone shot. Ooh, careful. You can get pox. I do know that. I got a pox here. Oh, from that? From that years ago. Yeah. Okay. I had been warned of that, so I'm very careful. But they're just so painful. And it's very humbling when you're supposed to be a beauty editor and then you show up to the office with either a sunburn or acne. Yeah, one of those little patches. So also very busy mentioning that you're a new grandmother. Yes. What is your grandma name? It's just Grandma. Okay. You know, because we were reading books about Grandma. And then so she started calling me Grandma.

53:25Name association. I was kind of disappointed. Okay. You wanted to be like a Gigi or something. I just wanted something, yeah. That can come later. She's calling me Gaga for a while. Ooh. I know. I know. What's Grandma Michelle Pfeiffer like? I did not expect it to be like this. You see other people, and you see them move. They just completely uproot themselves so they can go live closer to their grandchildren. And I was always like, oh, I don't know. They're not my kids. But I am so besotted. I am so besotted. And I have a new one now, too, another one who's now four weeks old. Oh, so new. So new.

54:13I love the way a little fresh baby smells too. Speaking of like, give me that perfume scent. Yes. With the little fuzz on their heads. I know. I know. I'm just loving it. Are you the grandma who's bringing clothes? Are you the grandma who's just coming to hang out? Are you? I bring clothes. I bring toys. Yeah. And I know, obviously, that both of your characters that we were discussing about before are grandmothers also. So did you like maybe learn anything about your own grandma, grandparenting style, I guess? Or like was there anything either from that resonated maybe with either of those characters?

54:52Well, certainly not Cheyenne because she does not particularly like children. But I think that she feels like a big failure when it comes to mothering. I think she has a lot of guilt and shame and insecurity about her parenting capabilities. It's interesting because when you said Stacey's, there's like an obvious grief in your role with Stacey in the Madison. But I felt like there was like an underlying tone of grief with Cheyenne too because she didn't want her daughter to have a baby so young, things like that. So it is interesting. You know, it's interesting. I was thinking about the difference, and I was thinking about it's really the difference between the two are in Madison, it's about broken dreams.

55:38And in Margo, it's about never having achieved your dreams. and um i think that yeah i think that there is grieving there's a certain kind of ongoing grief with cheyenne and her her family um and you know the one last dream she had left well she has kenny um but is you know is was margo and it was the one thing she could she She could feel successful of as a parent was, look, she made it to college. And now, oh, God, no. So many other things are happening. She's going down the same road I went down. That's really nicely put. I can imagine being a parent's really hard. It is. It's not easy. Yeah, totally.

56:31It's not easy. But it's worth it. I have heard you say in another interview that you haven't played your favorite role yet. Like, it's still on the horizon, maybe. Did I say that? That's not true. I have played—I don't think I have one favorite. Favorite. I always love—they're more fun to play, the sort of spicier and more damaged. Mm-hmm. And survivors. Yes. Those are—I like those women. Yeah. Well, I think they're probably representations of, like, complexity of women. Yeah. And you don't— Probably me, too. I feel like, you know, I'm a survivor, and I was just thinking about that today, how grateful I am that I became an actor because it changed everything for me.

57:19It gave me my community, my family, my passion for something. I still am just as passionate about acting as I was the first time I got on stage. So, I mean, that's incredible to be able to say that. That really speaks to also the sort of thoughtful roles that you're taking. Like you're not just taking anything. You're really thinking about it and like what the next step is. It's all hard. Making movies is really, it's hard. And it's all worth it if it's something that you, if it's a character you get really excited about doing and you're working with people who really inspire you and directors who really get it and you're working on amazing material.

58:06And if you can avoid not having all that, you know, it just makes it so much harder. And so for me, it's just I'm really, I really look at all of those variables and whether or not, like, you know, I knew I was going to really enjoy the Madison. I knew it was going to be hard. I didn't know it was going to be that hard. It was really hard. There's a lot of feelings in the mind. Yeah, a lot of feelings. And it's like being out in the elements, day in and day out, going through hot summer into really cold winter. But I still love doing it. And I fell in love with Montana. And I fell in love with my cast and my crew and my director and not only the real actors but also the characters too.

58:52And I had so much fun doing Margot. Mm-hmm. Yeah. Wrapping up, a couple questions. One, summer plans. Are you working? Are you, do you guys take a trip always, family trip with the grandkids? We'll be spending some time, you know, away, off the grid a little bit. Not like Montana off the grid. Yeah. Like my idea of my version of being off the grid. Yeah, we'll see family. Yeah, I'm looking forward to some downtime. Love. And in that downtime, what do you like to read? Are you listening to podcasts? Are you listening to audiobooks? Are you binge watching a show? What's your like sort of, are you taking a bath in a not as big?

59:36All of the above. All of the above. I, you know, I love reading. I love podcasts. I don't listen to them as much as I should. Or every time I listen to them, I enjoy them so much. I learn so much from it. I get too caught up with, what is that word game? Wordle? Not Wordle. I don't do Wordle. I forget the name of it. It's a New York Times one where you have to find words. Spelling Bee. Oh, Spelling Bee is so hard. I'm obsessed with it. Okay. I've won some. It's a genius level or something like that. Not to brag or anything. Not to brag, yeah. Yeah, but I can't get past the Monday morning crossword of the New York Times.

1:00:21But I don't know. I like to—I will binge watch if there's something binge watchable. Yeah. I love it all. I miss going to the movies, though. I wish there was more—I'm looking forward to seeing Devil Wears Prada. Oh, yeah. But I sort of wish there was more I wanted to go see in the theater. And we actually saw Margot screened at South by Southwest. Oh, so fun. And even though it's made for television, it was so fun seeing it with an audience. Yeah. Yeah. Well, especially because there's like good laughing moments in it. Yeah. Like they were screaming laughing. That's so funny. Yeah. Thank you so much for coming on the podcast.

1:01:02I'm so happy to catch up with you. Thanks for having me.

1:01:07That's it for The Run-Through. Thanks for listening.

1:01:13The Run Through with Vogue is produced by Chelsea Daniel, Alex DePalma, and Alex John Burns with help from Emily Elias. The show is engineered by Bran Bandi and mixed by Mike Kutchman. Bye!

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1:02:11From PRX.

From the publisher

Despite being busy doing press tours for two hit shows, Michelle Pfeiffer always has time for pizza and champagne nights with Dakota and Elle Fanning.

“We all want the white pizza,” says Pfeiffer on their menu preference but admits she does a controversial order, “I do like pineapple on white pizza.” 

Pfeiffer joins guest host Margaux Anbouba, Vogue’s Senior Beauty and Wellness Editor on The Run-Through podcast to talk about her roles on The Madison on Paramount+ and Margo’s Got Money Troubles on Apple TV with her co-star and pizza party goer Elle Fanning.

Off screen, Pfeiffer has been working on top secret formulas for her fragrance company Henry Rose which she launched in 2019. 

“The truth is memory and scent are right next to each other in the brain,” explains Pfeiffer. “They're absolutely intertwined. In fact, it's the only part of the brain where there's crossover. And that's why fragrance is so powerful.” 

Plus,  Chloe Malle recaps the Gucci Times Square extravaganza and the Dior Cruise show in Los Angeles, and is joined once again by editors Taylor Antrim and Marley Marius to break down all the culture they're looking forward to this summer.  

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