London, Sept 4 : Hollywood star Michelle Pfeiffer prefers being paired with older men onscreen, but says film directors always cast her opposite younger actors.

Pfeiffer, 51, who recently acted opposite the 27-year-old Rupert Friend in Chéri, was quoted by the Telegraph as saying: "The older I get, the younger the leading man gets."

Recently, Pfeiffer had admitted that she feels less pressure to dress youthfully.

"I can't wear a skirt that's too short any more. It's not that my legs are bad, it just looks silly. I feel less pressure to dress youthfully," the star had said.

Pfeiffer made her screen début in 1980, but mainstream attention came to her with her appearance in Scarface (1983). (ANI)