Andie MacDowell thinks she's been "lucky" throughout her career

She told PEOPLE: "It's a miracle I made it. I'm not going to take anything from me, but I had to overcome some really huge hurdles."

Andie has also retained her passion for making movies, in spite of her fame and success.

The 'St. Elmo's Fire' star reflected: "I get so excited when I'm walking onto set.

"It's nice at my age and after all this time to have that feeling of joy. I'm very conscious of it, so I try to share it and tell everybody how lucky we are."

Despite her success, Andie still suffers self-doubts from time to time.

The Hollywood star explained: "I still struggle. Sometimes I'm really hard on myself. I'm my absolute worst critic. But sometimes it feels like I'm flying."

Meanwhile, Andie recently claimed that she feels "too old" to conform to Hollywood's beauty standards.

The actress has enjoyed a successful career in the movie business - but Andie feels female stars continue to face some unhealthy pressures.

Speaking to PEOPLE, Andie recalled: "I did a fitting and the dress was really tight around my waist. It looks so good, but I woke up and I just knew it was not the right thing for me to do.

"I wanted to wear something that was comfortable. And, of course, immediately I shamed myself for not being able to fit into this dress.

"But that's Hollywood. It's this expectation, like you see in [daughter Margaret Qualley's movie 'The Substance'], to be something that you can no longer be and that was easier at a certain time in your life, but I can't."