Brittany Murphy Quotes - Page 2

I consider myself a character actor.

I have never tried [cocaine] in my entire life. I've never even seen it. ... I am also way too high-strung. I can't even take a Sudafed. Can you imagine? My God. I think my heart would explode.

If I could be a third of the woman that my mom is and have a third of the strength that she has, then I will have done good by this life.

I can play any instrument if you give me 20 minutes.

Tired is not a word in my vocabulary.

I'm a really rotten liar. Generally, if I've tried to pull off a lie, it hasn't worked out to my advantage.

I just always have to cry out a breakup, and then I can make peace with it pretty quickly.

My singing voice isn't like my speaking voice.

I do sarcasm really poorly.

I've been singing my whole life, since I was a kid; but never formally as a career. I did it in plays when I was younger, and I sang all styles of music: everything from Italian opera to blues.

I can't believe that people actually know my first and last name. I think it's really, really, gosh-darn neat.

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.

Home is where my mom is.

My dreams and aspirations when I was a child for as long as I can remember was to be an entertainer.

My favourite song is Someone To Love. That is more like me than the other stuff, as it was the only one I was actually able to create from the bottom up. I call it an homage, not a remake. It is an homage to Freddie Mercury, because I don't think people can really remake Freddie Mercury. That's why we did a gospel version.

I always wanted to be a young mom, but generations of women have worked so hard so we can have a career and wait to have children. So I say carpe diem - take advantage of that.

I don't really take myself very seriously.

I've never formally trained in acting, so I'm very instinctual and visceral with decisions.

It's always been my mom and I against the world.

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.

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.

I'm not really a big candy eater.

Well, I lost my virginity in a car. But it wasn't a very nice one.

I am honored to be a part of that film. It has a really important message, embracing one's individuality. It was the most universal film I've ever read.

I'd do almost anything for love, within safe boundaries. I've flown to places to surprise people, even if it was just for a day. I think it's so important to keep the romance alive and make sure the fun and spontaneity are there.