Michelle Pfeiffer for InStyle July 2009

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Michelle Pfeiffer, 51, looks great for this age! The InStyle July 2009 hits newsstands on June 19.

She opens up in the July issue of InStyle magazine about her hew movie Cheri as she took a love interest 24 years her junior,

I so hate that term! Men are sugar daddies and women are cougars? Men are strong and women are bitches?”

Pfeiffer details the acts of romancing her much younger men:

It was a progression. Paul [Rudd] is 11 years younger. With Ashton [Kutcher, 20 years younger], I thought, I’m never going younger than this again….”

Then Stephen [Frears] called with Rupert [Friend, 24 years younger], and I thought, Oh my god. But at my age you either play the insane mother-in-law, the wife of the leading man, or the older woman. So of the three, it’s the most interesting choice. It helps if you have a sense of humor about it. Fortunately, all three men are really smart and really funny. And really cute.”

About her look and being shy:

When I was first starting out, I was a little sensitive about it because I hadn’t really proven myself. I was careful to not wear a lot of makeup; I’d show up for interviews in men’s clothing. It took about eight years for me to feel it was OK to look my nicest. To think, I’m just going to enjoy this. And now, the older I get, the more I like hearing it.”

About her husband of fifteen years, television producer David E. Kelley:

Can you imagine, for 20 years, trying to stay mysterious in your relationship? That’s the worst advice I’ve ever heard. Of all the people in your life you don’t want to hide from, it’s your partner.”

About her age:

“I’m 50 and everyone knows I’m 50.”
“I can’t wear a skirt that’s too short anymore. It’s not that my legs are bad, it just look silly,” Pfeiffer says when asked how she dresses her age. “I feel less pressure to dress youthfully. I’m 50 and everyone knows I’m 50—who are you kidding? Jeans are my uniform. I have about 15 pairs.”