Self Described City Mouse Michelle Pfeiffer On Montana Acting With A Wolf And Smelling Good

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Mar 11, 2026
Hey, everybody.
We're back with the star of The Madison, Michelle Pfeiffer.
Now, OK, so as you say, your character
goes off to the Montana wilderness.
Do you enjoy?
Because you shot in the Montana wilderness, right?
We shot in the Montana wilderness.
Montana played Montana in this.
And Montana is the star of the show.
OK, do you enjoy the Montana wilderness?
And it is majestic.
Are you outdoorsy?
I'm sure your character's outdoorsy.
I can be.
OK.
I can be.
I'm kind of a city mouse.
Yeah?
It's so beautiful, though.
You must have loved being up in it.
I loved it.
And I have to say, leaving when the sun hasn't come up,
but comes up on your way to work,
and going home as the sun is setting,
the most beautiful skies I've ever seen.
And they call it Big Sky for a reason.
So yeah, we were out in the middle of nowhere.
And they built our cabin there.
And we were kind of roughing it.
Oh, yeah?
Yeah.
Every day.
I want to know about this co-star right here.
That is a wolf.
Is that a proper wolf?
That is a proper wolf.
They have a tiny bit of dog mixed in with them.
Otherwise, they're not trainable.
Oh, yeah.
Yeah.
And he was beautiful, and sweet, and soulful.
That's what you put in your mouth right up there.
I know.
That is so brave.
I know.
For a city mouse.
I would death wish.
And do you have many scenes with this wolf?
No, just one.
Just one.
Yeah.
They said an interesting thing to me, though.
As I was getting out of the car to come to the set
to shoot the scene, one of the production assistants
came up and said, are you wearing any leather?
And I was.
I was wearing a suede jacket.
And they said, OK, because, and I thought,
oh, god, it's going to attack me.
It's a good thing they asked me.
And they said, no, no, no, no, you're safe.
But it will make him very sad.
But wolves are carnivorous.
So it's OK for him to kill a cow, but not you.
Yes, yes.
I don't know, maybe a dead animal that you haven't eaten
makes them sad.
Oh, wow, so did you take off the suede jacket?
No, but there was something I wasn't able to do.
So you made a wolf sad on purpose.
Oh, oh, I know.
I wasn't able to get really close to him.
And so that picture was taken after the scene.
And I stripped my jacket off and went over and kissed the wolf.
Well, you also are in the fragrance business.
I've always wanted to get my own fragrance.
Is that a hard process?
It was one of the hardest things I've ever done.
And yeah, it continues to be.
When my kids were young, I started reading labels
and looking at ingredients.
And anyway, one thing led to another.
And I discovered that.
This is it.
Yeah, so it's a fragrance company.
It's called Henry Rose.
Henry Rose, named after my kids.
Oh, Henry and Rose?
Because they were the inspiration.
And does it smell like your children?
It's the safest.
Because I wouldn't want things that smelled like my children.
Kids don't smell that good sometimes.
I think I'm going to.
Would you like to try it?
Sure.
OK, ready?
Oh my gosh.
It's nice.
I got to rush home to my wife.
Thank you very much.
And that's for you.
This is for me?
Yes.
Oh, I'm going to smell so much better.
Thank you so much.
It's so lovely to meet you, Michelle Pfeiffer.
The Madison premieres this Saturday on Paramount+.
It's Michelle Pfeiffer.
We'll be right back with Dave Matthews.
