Helen Mirren Credits Her Stature in Hollywood to Stripper Heels

Helen Mirren is one Oscar-winner who doesn't mind forsaking Ferragamos for, shall we say, more athletic footwear. "I often buy my shoes on Hollywood Boulevard at these places that sell them to pole dancers -- because they're really high," she said. "I'm only five foot four (inches), so I put those little babies on and I'm, like, five foot 10 and I can strut my stuff alongside Nicole Kidman anytime." I imagine Nicole Kidman does the same thing so she can finally compete with Sigourney Weaver and Gheorghe Muresan. [IMDB]