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Donna Summer was one of the strongest female singers in pop music. She was very underrated as a vocalist and a writer, and her songbook is just outrageous.
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As an actor, you have times that are bustling, and then you have the quieter, slower times. I definitely had some of those.
Annaleigh Ashford
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Animals are completely grounded in their root chakra.
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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 came out of the womb singing, dancing, and telling awkward jokes.
Annaleigh Ashford -
There are certain performers that the gay community receives and recognizes with love, and my whole life, I've always responded to those same artists.
Annaleigh Ashford -
My mom is an elementary school gym teacher and a track and cross-country coach, so she really wanted me to be a runner. But I was not a runner. I was horrible at running.
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In the late 1950s, the woman's place in society was second-class.
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Sadly, I never really tell people what I think. So it's a real treat to play a woman who's able to speak her mind unabashedly.
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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!
Annaleigh Ashford -
I always have multiple ladybugs around because they're lucky, and they're good for flowers and the environment.
Annaleigh Ashford -
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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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.
Annaleigh Ashford -
I love to share in a scene - I'd rather share than be alone.
Annaleigh Ashford
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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 always try to have a positive and warm intention that is not about me. It is easy to make everything about yourself. But you take the weight off when we make it about the audience. It's about the joy you can bring to somebody else instead of the joy that you get from doing it.
Annaleigh Ashford -
I'm a modern girl with old-fashioned sensibilities.
Annaleigh Ashford -
I feel that since I was a little, little person, I knew that one of my life goals was to tell stories and bring joy to people.
Annaleigh Ashford -
I, for one, have a great momma.
Annaleigh Ashford -
Sondheim has been a part of my musical collective since I was eight. I was a dramatic little kid.
Annaleigh Ashford
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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.
Annaleigh Ashford -
I was born and raised in Denver, CO.
Annaleigh Ashford -
There's no better gift to an actor than when you walk into an audition, and the casting director is your partner.
Annaleigh Ashford -
My very first scene on camera for anything was with Sarah Jessica Parker in the 'Sex and the City' movie, and she couldn't have been more lovely and beautiful and kind, and on top of that, she's just a killer actress.
Annaleigh Ashford