Ashley Greene
The Twilight Saga is the film series most closely associated with Ashley Greene, the American actress and model whose work across film and television has defined her career to date.
Greene was born on February 21, 1987, in Jacksonville, Florida. She attended University Christian School and Samuel W. Wolfson High School before going on to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, where she developed the craft she would carry into professional work as an actor, film actor, and television actor. Her path moved steadily from that formal training into a career that spans both screen and modeling work, with The Twilight Saga becoming the project most prominently tied to her name.
Beyond The Twilight Saga, Greene has been noted for her roles in several other projects. She appeared in LOL, the comedy film, and took on work in Rogue, the television series that gave her a sustained presence on the small screen. She has also been noted for the film Aftermath. Each of these projects reflects the range she has pursued across formats — from feature films to series television — since completing her training at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Her most recent noted work, Aftermath, stands as a concrete marker of her continuing activity as a working actor and model in the American entertainment industry.
Quotes by Ashley Greene
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I just finished 'Butter' for Weinstein, a comedy with this incredible cast - Hugh Jackman, Olivia Wilde, Alicia Silverstone - all-star cast and it was a fun set to be on. I've gotten really lucky to get all these down-to-earth cast members. 'Butter' is about butter carving in Iowa.
When I was growing up, I cheered and danced and ran and stuff like that. I'm probably thinner now than I was in high school. I had a lot of muscle - a lot of muscle in high school.
But I don’t do the diet thing anymore. I’m a big believer in feeding your body what it needs. Deny yourself something and you’re going to end up shoving your face full of it.
I really would love to do a piece like Julia Roberts or Charlize Theron in ‘Erin Brockovich’ or ‘North Country.’ They were both so amazing and so inspiring. I would love to touch someone in the way their performances touched me.
As an actor you want people to know you and there are times you want your pictures taken, but it’s unnerving to walk out of a venue with friends and there are 20 people flashing lights in your face. Do you know how bright those lights are?
I go through stages. Randomly, I’ll be attracted to a crazy rocker with tattoos. And I find that I’m extremely attracted to ambition and wit.
I’ve definitely been in relationships where I’ve given too much, and I’ve been in relationships where I haven’t given enough. I think it’s a work in progress. I have to find that person where it clicks.
I’ve gotten very good at detaching whenever I have to go away for three months, which I realize is hard on friends and kind of selfish.
I would spar with the boys at school. This guy I had a crush on, we called him Spitfire – I gave him a bloody nose and lip, so needless to say the romance did not work out!
I did four independent films during the break between ‘Twilight’ and ‘New Moon.’ I haven’t even really had time to sit back and process it all. But when you do finally sit back and think about it, it’s incredible.