Jane Asher
Jane Asher
Jane Asheris an English actress, author and entrepreneur, who achieved early fame as a child actress, and has worked extensively in film and TV throughout her career...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth5 April 1946
parent theatrical
My parents were not theatrical at all.
fashion clothes trends
I do enjoy fashion - a lot of runway clothes are pretty unwearable, but if moderated, the trends can be worn by just about anyone.
play rehearsal actresses
The rehearsal time is almost my favourite part of being an actress, particularly if you're working on a play that hasn't been done before.
suits habit stores
I'm a creature of habit, so I like going to boutiques, rather than larger stores, where I know I'll find something that suits me every time.
jazz modern tricky
I do find modern jazz quite tricky.
mom cake taught
I learned basic cookery from my mom, taught myself cake techniques and then got fed up with my own cakes not looking as good as the ones in the shops.
jobs thinking actors
An actor's job is about putting across the author's intention; I don't think of myself on the same level as a creator.
acting has-beens
Acting has been very useful to me.
mother differences generations
I don't agree with the whole 'my mother's my friend' approach, because you're their mum and there has to be a difference between the generations.
struggle writing thinking
I think all good writing is a struggle. To write as well as you feel you can has to be a struggle, almost by definition, because you could always improve.
british-actress business buying cakes certainly changes extremely fun generally happy home people run sit
Having cakes as a business certainly changes things for me-I don't now sit at home doing a cake for the fun of it anymore. But it's an extremely happy and pleasureable business to run because people are generally buying cakes for celebrations.
british-actress crafts enjoy experts home later showing watch
I enjoy the crafts on the show enormously, too, when we have experts in showing how to make things. You watch them thinking you'll go home and do the things yourself, which is fun. Some I have done myself later on.
older younger
I know some actresses who used to be older than me who are now younger than me - I don't know how they do it.
advocating cake cooking intense kitchen life pleasure proportion putting rediscover short table time work
I'm not advocating we should all be back in the kitchen and cooking all the time, because life's too short and we've got more interesting things to do. But to rediscover the intense pleasure of making a cake and putting it down on the table is ridiculously satisfying, out of all proportion to the work.