Ashley Judd

Actress

1968-04-19

American actress and activist known for film roles in dramas and thrillers during the 1990s and 2000s. Beyond acting, she has been active in humanitarian and public-health advocacy. Her career spans cinema, advocacy, and public speaking.

Books by Ashley Judd

All that is bitter & sweet
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Quotes by Ashley Judd

Both my husband and I give a lot of ourselves in what we do because that is our public lives but in my private life, I have an intrinsic right to be left alone.
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I have a responsibility to nurture and shepherd my talent and when I'm living the parts of my life not related to that I feel I have the right to be left alone.
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When I was working on Eye of the Beholder, I played a character who is so aloof that my whole lifestyle became very aloof. If someone knocked on my door, there was a part of me that went into a rage, because I wanted to be isolated and alone.
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And of course there's so much music in and around our family. I had a piano during Christmas because it's obviously useful through the season. There are so many people, songwriters, who are around.
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More often than what you're suggesting, I find people are surprised that I have an urban side to me.
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Yeah, I've had the privilege to know a lot of really talented people.
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People say that to me and I think what unites all my characters is that they are hurt; it's most accurate to say I play characters that are hurt but are responding to their environment.
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I get lonely when I'm a Playstation widow.
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You don't stay married for 35 years by accident. I think that that's willful and intentional and something that both people really want.
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