Brittany Murphy Quotes

United States, Actress
November 10, 1977 – December, 20, 2009.

Brittany Murphy-Monjack, was an American actress and singer. Her breakthrough role was as Tai Frasier in Clueless (1995). She made her stage debut in a Broadway production of Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge in 1997. In the 2000s Murphy appeared in Don't Say a Word (2001) alongside Michael Douglas, and alongside Eminem in 8 Mile (2002), for which she gained critical recognition. Her later roles included Riding in Cars with Boys (2001), Spun (2002), Uptown Girls (2003), Sin City (2005), and Happy Feet (2006). Murphy also voiced Luanne Platter on the animated television series King of the Hill (1997–2009). Her final film, Something Wicked, was released in April 2014.

I'm not really a big candy eater.

Brittany Murphy
- Candy
I don't even take myself seriously, so how could I possibly take Hollywood seriously?

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Anyone that has a music career and an acting career I think is pretty fantastic.

Brittany Murphy
- Music
- Pretty
- Career
I can play any instrument if you give me 20 minutes.

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Life presents you with so many decisions. A lot of times, they're right in front of your face and they're really difficult, but we must make them.

Brittany Murphy
- Life
I definitely want to start a family, but that will happen when it's supposed to.

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- Family
I never had a chance to learn how to drive.

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Yeah, I'm a giver. I've learned to be selective of the people in my world, because if I love someone, I will give them my blood, whatever they need. In doing so, one can end up with little left for themselves.

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- People
- Up
- World

And as much as I love the gritty characters, I like to play all sorts of characters. I'm an actor. I love to create.

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I've always seen myself as one of those 'show people.' My earliest memories are wanting and needing to entertain people, like a gypsy traveler who goes from place to place, city to city, performing for audiences and reaching people.

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- People
- City
- Memories
I come from a military family.

Brittany Murphy
- Family
- Military
You actually can make it, no matter what. I truly am a firm believer in that. Eminem's living proof.

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It blows my mind the way Frank Miller can write.

Brittany Murphy
- Mind
I don't think Hollywood per se is supposed to be taken seriously, otherwise, dear Lord, that would be frightening.

Brittany Murphy
- Taken

I find this life so interesting.

Brittany Murphy
- Life
- Interesting
With all the technology we're inventing and what they're coming up with scientifically, people are having longer lifetimes. It's scary, but in the same sense it's also very exciting.

Brittany Murphy
- People
- Up
- Technology
My dreams and aspirations when I was a child for as long as I can remember was to be an entertainer.

Brittany Murphy
- Long
- Remember
I never really make solid resolutions. I think if there's something one needs to change with oneself, it doesn't have to happen in the New Year.

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Sticking to your values, listening to your instincts, making your own choices is so important.

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I'd do almost anything for love, within safe boundaries.

Brittany Murphy

After a breakup, it takes a couple weeks for the fog to settle, but it's always a period of self-priority and growth. Life presents you with so many decisions. A lot of times, they're right in front of your face and they're really difficult, but we must make them.

Brittany Murphy
- Life
- Couple
- Growth
I don't really take myself very seriously.

Brittany Murphy
I think they should take everyone who works for The National Enquirer and the Star, and everyone who works for Us Weekly, and put them all to work looking for terrorists. I think they would find the terrorists. All of them. It would be genius!

Brittany Murphy
- Work
- Star
I consider myself a character actor.

Brittany Murphy
- Character