Its funny, though, because when I first started going to races after we met, I was extremely nervous. Its like being backstage and hoping you dont trip over something or break an amp or accidentally speak into a live microphone, so I was really hesitant. – Ashley Judd
I have a responsibility to nurture and shepherd my talent and when Im living the parts of my life not related to that I feel I have the right to be left alone. – 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. – Ashley Judd
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. – Ashley Judd
Some of the writers I admire who seem very, very funny and very emotional to me can develop a closeness with the reader without giving too much of themselves away. Lorrie Moore comes to mind, as does David Sedaris. When they write, the reader thinks that theyre being trusted as a friend. – Sloane Crosley