Jane Asher quotes

My mum taught me that redheads shouldn't wear pink, red or orange, but if you choose the right shade, such as a bright orange or a cherry red, it can look fabulous. (Jane Asher)
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. View quote
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I've never particularly liked the idea of looking back; I'd rather look forward. View quote
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I do find modern jazz quite tricky. View quote
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I try to be classic without being mumsy. View quote
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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. View quote
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I think one wants lots of different lives. View quote
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The things you leave school knowing - some dates and long division - so much of it has been of no use to me. Schools should teach the basics of cookery, first aid, how to look after your money and how to speak foreign languages. Useful things. View quote
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Listening to my regular favourites - Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms and so on - I always feel, quite misguidedly, that nothing can be too bad if such beauty and brilliance exists in the world. View quote
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I swim more or less every day. View quote
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We get a lot of overseas people wanting to order cakes. (Jane Asher)
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. View quote
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As a child, I wanted to marry a farmer, but no doubt the reality would have been very different to the idyll in my head. View quote
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I learnt basic cookery by watching my mum. View quote
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I was always very determined, as was my husband, that we wouldn't let any of our children act when they were young. View quote
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I adore food and always have. View quote
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I do enjoy fashion - a lot of runway clothes are pretty unwearable, but if moderated, the trends can be worn by just about anyone. View quote
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I look at myself objectively and in a way I see myself as a commodity. Your name becomes somehow outside yourself. Now, when I'm at home being Mrs. Scarfe, that's when I'm most myself. View quote
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It makes me upset, if not angry, when people assume that there can be no morality without a religious framework. If there's a moral framework without all that religious stuff, it's more valuable. View quote
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Acting has been very useful to me. View quote
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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. (Jane Asher)
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. View quote
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Spreadable butter is wonderful for cake-making: it's much easier to cream than the block type and slightly lighter because it's blended with oil. View quote
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My parents were not theatrical at all. View quote
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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. View quote
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Jane Asher

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Occupation: British Actress
Born: April 5, 1946
Quotes count: 29