Pfeiffer happy about younger leading men

Berlin - Hollywood actress Michelle Pfeiffer does not complain about having younger men cast in the role of her leading men. US actress Michelle Pfeiffer and British actor Rupert Friend arrive for the premiere of the film 'Cheri' at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, 10 February 2009. The film is among the 18 films competing for the Silver and Golden Bear awards at the 59th Berlinale. EPA/JOERG CARSTENSEN

US actress Michelle Pfeiffer and British actor Rupert Friend arrive for the premiere of the film 'Cheri' at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, 10 February 2009. The film is among the 18 films competing for the Silver and Golden Bear awards at the 59th Berlinale. EPA/JOERG CARSTENSEN'My leading men get younger the older I get,' said the 50-year-old actress, adding that there seems to be an aversion to casting her with men her age. 'Lucky for me, I don't really mind it,' she said. Pfeiffer was speaking at a press conference at the Berlin Film Festival marking the world premiere of British director Stephen Frears' Cheri. In the film, set in Paris at the start of the twentieth century, Pfeiffer plays an older woman - and courtesan - who has an affair with a much younger man, Cheri, played by the 27-year-old British actor Rupert Friend. Cheri comes about two decades after Pfeiffer teamed up with Frears to make Dangerous Liaisons, which was based on an 18th century French novel. The film also starred John Malkovich and Glenn Close. Pfeiffer's advice for those gearing for turning 50? The anticipation is often far worse than the actual event. In the end, she said, it makes you grateful for what you have.