Annaleigh Ashford Quotes

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Annaleigh Ashford

Profession : Actress

Birth : June 25, 1985

We had a cabin in the mountains - and I remember, one year around this time, a moose came down the river, and one night he came to our cabin and hung out on the back porch for hours. They're really, really, really big animals. And dangerous, especially if they're a momma.

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I don't know how to explain it, but ever since I was a little girl, I knew that I wanted to perform.

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That's one of the beauties of James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim and their work together. They have such a depth to the emotional exploration of the story that they're telling, but there's always a release, and the release is a laugh.

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One of the great things that playwright A.R. Gurney does in 'Sylvia' is he gives language to the emotional gestures and energy that our dogs give to us when they're communicating.

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I've always felt very attuned to, and at home in, the gay community.

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I was born and raised in Denver, CO.

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If you've ever been to a great clown show, there's always a moment where the clown goes into the house and fuses with the audience. There's something fantastic about the improv of it all.

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I'm a modern girl with old-fashioned sensibilities.

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I kind of had a quarter-life crisis before I did 'Rent.' I had done Glinda in 'Wicked' for a while. I had worked for Cirque Du Soleil, and then I did 'Hair.' Then I had a real quiet time, not having work, and it was a time of not only self-discovery of me as a person, but also what I wanted as an artist and actor.

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I think part of becoming a wonderful actor and part of defining your craft is defining yourself and being confident in yourself, so when the hard knocks come, and you don't get a job for five years, and your ego is being kicked around, you can pull yourself out of it.

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I loved reading 'Anne of Green Gables' and 'Little Women' and Jane Austen. Those were times when people really did have only one true love in their life.

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The people I see be the most successful are the people who have an inner confidence and an inner strength that comes from the character they display away from the stage and from what their parents taught them.

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I love finding ways to make familiar characters into someone unique.

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In 'Kinky Boots,' I looked for moments to be bold, showing Lauren's gutsiness and smarts. She's a little bit kooky now, too, and I love me some kooky.

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I think there's something beautiful about the art of making art, and it just will live and breathe.

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Animals are completely grounded in their root chakra.

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Vocally, it's important to sing every day. It's a muscle, and you have to keep it in shape.

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I, for one, have a great momma.

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I love to share in a scene - I'd rather share than be alone.

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This is magic - the people of Broadway. There's nothing better!

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