Annaleigh Ashford Quotes

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Annaleigh Ashford

Profession : Actress

Birth : June 25, 1985

We don't often talk about the quarter-life crisis, but it is a real thing.

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My first big show in Denver was 'Ruthless! The Musical.' I played Tina Denmark at the Theatre on Broadway. It was my big break!

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Sometimes in a big theatre, you have about, probably, six yards sometimes between you and the first person in the audience. It's almost like you've got to jump across a little pond to get there and then keep moving.

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I took obedience, agility, and shepherding with my dog.

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Since I was a little girl, I've collected ladybugs. Not real ones - I never had a weird ladybug farm!

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I always have multiple ladybugs around because they're lucky, and they're good for flowers and the environment.

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It takes skill to sing bad and dance bad, because there's a certain amount of unawareness that people have when they can't sing and they can't dance, so I have to say that it is a challenge!

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The older I get and the more iconic the piece, I believe that it's wise to watch a bit and become inspired and take moments that feel so connected to the story and also connected to me that I feel like I can make a part of my own performance.

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My go-go dancing was not your typical go-go dancing: I really was doing performance art. I would do dramatic, elaborate lyricals across the bar. I learned a lot, actually, as an artist during that time.

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I came out of the womb singing, dancing, and telling awkward jokes.

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Love is never not going to be a problem.

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My mom is a gym teacher, and she's not musically inclined, but she always wanted to help me out with music as best she could.

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I am a huge Idina Menzel fan. She's incredible.

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I've been lucky to play strong women who are trying their hardest to do good.

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The cast of 'The Big C' is such an amazing group of people. They're so joyful and just open their arms to you as an actor.

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St. Louis is a very interesting city in terms of accents.

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I actually have some family that's from Missouri, and my husband is an outrageous St. Louis Cardinals fan, so we go to St. Louis every once in a while to go see baseball games.

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I have always known mosquitoes love me, but they really love me in Central Park.

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I love working in television and film, but it's completely different. The theater will always be my home. So I would love to be a lady who gets to work in all of the mediums and who calls the theater her home.

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I feel like any actor that has started out in the theater, the theater will always be their home.

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