“I’ve played some evil characters before, but after I signed on to do Hairspray I thought, ‘Oh my God, I’m playing a racist.’ The message of the movie is anti-racism and anti-bigotry, but I had to talk to my family because I wanted to make sure the kids understood that in order to do a movie about racism, somebody has got to be the racist — and it’s me!” – Michelle Pfeiffer on her “meow”-worthy role as Velma Von Tussle in the fabulous movie version of Hairspray. (Source)