Brittany Murphy Professions : Film actress Born : November 10, 1977 Died : December 20, 2009 Browse All Authors Top 69 quotes by Brittany Murphy I've been trained in dancing and I used to be quite good, though I am a bit rusty right now. But I could probably brush up in a couple of months. The funny thing is that I actually took classes from Savion Glover, who worked in Happy Feet, when I was a kid. Isn't that wild? I was part of a selected group that was brought into New York from New Jersey (which is where I'm from) to study, every Saturday: ballet, jazz and tap. It was a musical comedy group. Brittany Murphy couple new-york kids 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. Brittany Murphy italian play kids I got a phone call from George Miller [the director] asking me to play this role. We sat down and he showed me on his computer a documentary-type montage sequence of real penguins swimming, in an Esther Williams synchronized sort of way, and doing things I have never seen them do. Then he explained his vision of the film, asked me to read the script and to voice the character. I was cast a little bit later, and he let me do the singing as well! Brittany Murphy swimming real character I love being in love. Brittany Murphy loving-someone singers love My dreams and aspirations when I was a child for as long as I can remember was to be an entertainer. Brittany Murphy dream long children Curiosity did kill the cat, but I'm very curious. Brittany Murphy curious cat curiosity I've never formally trained in acting, so I'm very instinctual and visceral with decisions. Brittany Murphy visceral acting decision It blows my mind the way Frank Miller can write. Brittany Murphy blow mind writing I'm an actor. It's my job. Brittany Murphy actor job Similar Authors Isabella Rossellini film-actress Izabella Scorupco film-actress Betty Buckley film-actress Bipasha Basu film-actress Butterfly McQueen film-actress Bryce Dallas Howard film-actress All Authors