Elizabeth Ashley Quotes & Sayings

All the things that are negative in me as a person - the incompetence and despair and weakness and pain - are like a gift from God in a performer. If you don't hide them and if you stop lying to yourself about what you are and are not, there is a ring or a tent or a stage where you can take them and use them to make something beautiful. — Elizabeth Ashley

Sex is just another real good drug ... and it can make a junkie out of you. — Elizabeth Ashley

Because I'm a performer I can justify and sometimes sell the things about me that offend and shock the conventional world. I need to live life in the fast lane. I need to do things to excess. I need to go over the edge. I have an obligation to experience the things most people can't experience. The taboos. The things you're not supposed to know or do. That's part of my job. That's why I do it. I would probably do it anyway. — Elizabeth Ashley

Absence does not make the heart grow fonder, but it sure heats up the blood. — Elizabeth Ashley

Art isn't something you do or are. It's where you aim, the target you shoot at. — Elizabeth Ashley

The only thing I like about being an actress is acting. — Elizabeth Ashley

Drama is made up of what people most fear and deny in themselves. The taboos. The secrets. The devils and the demons. The only reason they let us live, I suppose, is because somebody has to confront what those things are like and tell other people about them. — Elizabeth Ashley

A person is made up of a Mind, a Body and a Spirit, rather than these being separate they are always influencing the others. — Elizabeth Ashley

The oil extracted from plants grown in Northern India is far superior. This oil is still a vetiver but is defined separately and is known as Khus. On the surface this might seem an almost petty distinction, but to the trained eye khus has an almost magical difference to vetiver taken from anywhere else in the world. — Elizabeth Ashley

Useful, but not one of the star players A good reliable understudy, if you like. It is a good one to use to give some of the A listers a day off to confuse the germs and inflammation a bit. — Elizabeth Ashley

In a great romance, each person basically plays a part that the other really likes. — Elizabeth Ashley

People pay all that money to sit in a chair in the theater mainly because it is a respectable way to see and experience things they cannot see and experience in their own lives. — Elizabeth Ashley

In a great romance, each person plays a part the other really likes. — Elizabeth Ashley

All khus is vetivert, but not all vetiver is khus. — Elizabeth Ashley

The flip side of success is fear. And fear is the devil. And success is the devil's dope. — Elizabeth Ashley

Love Potion by Rebecca Brink of Serenity Thai Bodywork I make a Love Potion roll-on with 10 drops of Lavender 8 drops of Frankincense 4 drops of Vetiver 2-3 drops of Jasmine 24 drops of almond oil This blend is soothing and penetrates the deepest layers of the soul and love drive. It will entice and help put you and your partner in the right mood for a deep and soulful connection. Lavender is an oil that brings balance to the body and stimulates the skin. Frankincense helps to focus your energy so you are open for connection. Vetiver adds that earthy carnal base note and eases the days stress away. Jasmine is sensual and gives us a sense of hope, happiness and warmth. — Elizabeth Ashley