My mum Margaret was a single parent, but though life was a bit of a struggle she gave me every encouragement. Ashley Jensen Read Quote
I know what I look like. I’m not a babe who’s automatically going to be the leading-lady type. I think I would always be cast as the friend. I probably tend to look crap more often than I look good. I like messing around and pulling funny faces and doing funny walks. Ashley Jensen Read Quote
I’ve always been quite thrifty. I can’t bear to spend hundreds of pounds on designer clothes. I shop in second-hand shops in Portobello Road and go to Sue Ryder. Ashley Jensen Read Quote
I wanted to live where I could pop to the bar that Humphrey Bogart took Lauren Bacall to, or the little restaurant where Charlie Chaplin had a booth. Ashley Jensen Read Quote
I do quite like sightseeing. I like churches, museums, galleries and all that stuff. I love the smell of a church in Italy or the smell of an old greasy spoon somewhere. I like markets and little funny shops in the backstreets of Florence. Ashley Jensen Read Quote
In a world of iPads and emails, nothing has really changed in the theatre. You still get in an hour early, do your wardrobe, put an old pair of tights under your wig, and you have, ‘This is your call, Miss Jensen’. I got exhilarated by that. Ashley Jensen Read Quote
We have a house in Umbria that we bought just before we went to America. That meant we couldn’t go there as often as we thought, but now we’re back, we’re going to start using it more. I love the light, the countryside, the language and the fact that children are accepted everywhere. The Italians get passionate about everything, too. Ashley Jensen Read Quote
To my family and friends, I’m very definitely a clown. But do you know what? Doing a drama would almost seem easy because I wouldn’t need to find that gag in a line. Ashley Jensen Read Quote
I missed Britain. I’m from here and I never aspired to go to L.A. – it sort of happened by default. I loved being there. I found it a little bit difficult at first, but I found my way. Ashley Jensen Read Quote
Life’s too short to worry about injecting botulism into your face to get rid of a tiny line because you’ve laughed too much. To me, that’s a bit warped. Ashley Jensen Read Quote
