Ashleigh Murray Quotes

Yeah, I think the common denominator - and this is probably going to sound like Acting 101 - but the common denominator is belief in the character in the moment.

By being an actor, one can explore various personalities of a human being, be that person, behave and live that person's life, and then you are back to your normal life.

When I perform on stage, I often pretend to be someone other than myself to bring a certain emotion or intent to a song.

I play a crazy talk-show host, but that's not me. It's like an actor playing a role.

My act is an exaggeration of a part of me. I'm much more expressive off stage.

An actor is an impersonator; he plays many different roles. If you played the same role all the time, God - that'd be a boring career. When you take on different roles and become a different person, that's called acting... It's a challenge.

I love acting and really taking on another person, another life.

Sometimes I think of movie acting as advanced pretend.

An actor is somebody who communicates someone else's words and emotions to an audience. It's not me. It's what writers want me to be.

That's what acting is. You're pretending to be someone else.

That was the fun of acting, being a blank canvas you could transform into the character - Indian princess, 20s vamp, Mother Courage, Oxford don, 94-year-old wife.

The most fun you can possibly have as an actor is to walk that line between what's real and what's interesting.

Every actor has to love and loathe the character he plays.

I always enjoy impersonating my characters in the first-person singular.

When I act, a part of me goes into the character I am playing.

I enjoy all kinds of performances and take each role differently. I keep the audiences in mind.

When you are developing a character you have to bring so much of yourself to the role.

That's precisely what we do as actors: try to convince the audience we are somebody else. And if you can do that, you are really doing something.

Don't think for a moment that I'm really like any of the characters I've played. I'm not. That's why it's called 'acting'.

I believe singing should be like being an actor. People shouldn't have any problem buying an actor being in a comedy or a drama or a horror film. That should be the same way with music.

I've given every maid I've portrayed soul and heart.

When you have a book as material as it is, it's a lot easier to create a character because you have so many resources to draw upon when acting.

There's something about being any kind of entertainer that is acting. You have to put on a show. Things you wouldn't do in your life, you do on stage. You have to let go. And that's extra hard for rappers. We have a tendency to, quote unquote, keep it real. As an actor, you have to be able to humiliate yourself. Do whatever it takes.

I know acting is not impersonating, but I'm good with impressions. I can do impressions of people I know, and people I've been, and roles that I've acted before.

As actors, you play people who are not yourselves!