Jane Asher

Acting has been very useful to me.

Acting has been very useful to me.

I look at myself objectively and in a way I see myself as a commodity. Your name becomes somehow outside read more

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.

I learned basic cookery from my mom, taught myself cake techniques and then got fed up with my own cakes read more

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.

Of all the things I do, acting is the thing that grabs most, but there's another level on which it read more

Of all the things I do, acting is the thing that grabs most, but there's another level on which it strikes me as being a little silly. In the end you're dressing up and deciding to be somebody.

Having done lifestyle books and being an actress, I suppose it made sense to bring the two together. I think read more

Having done lifestyle books and being an actress, I suppose it made sense to bring the two together. I think that's what happened.