Michelle Pfeiffer's blind beauty

Jul 27, 2007, 13:00 GMT

07/10/2007 - Michelle Pfeiffer - Los Angeles Premiere of HAIRSPRAY - Mann Village Theater - Westwood, CA © Glenn Harris / PR Photos

Michelle Pfeiffer thinks she looks young and beautiful - because she has terrible eyesight.

The 49-year-old actress believes people's vision deteriorates as they get older to save them from watching their looks deteriorate.

She quipped: "As you get older, there's a reason why our eyes go bad. It means you can't see what you really look like. I mean, I can barely see anything these days, so I think that I - and everyone else - look pretty good."

Despite being happy with her looks, Pfeiffer was recently told she had an "old and decrepit" body during an interview.

The 'Hairspray' actress - who is married to 'Ally McBeal' creator David E. Kelley - explained to Total Film magazine: "The other day I was speaking to some foreign press and one reporter actually said to me, 'So now you have this old and decrepit body,' or something. And I thought, 'OK maybe she just has a heavy accent and I misheard.' So I asked, 'Excuse me, did you just say I have an old and decrepit body?' And she nodded! I don't think she meant it like that but still, old and decrepit… that's still some way off!"

Pfeiffer recently admitted she would consider having plastic surgery - if she needed it.

She said: "I don't have anything against it and I think there is a lot of pressure on women. It's hard ageing these days.

"If one day, I look in the mirror and I just can't stand it anymore, than I may be right there."

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