72 Quotes by Ashley Jensen

L.A. hasn't changed me that much - I've not forgotten where I'm from, you know. And I need to find a haggis, but no-one seems to sell them over here.

My mother has only just got over the fact that I will never play Shrek's sister - because of the Scottish accent, she thought I'd be perfect.

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.

My husband is always telling me: ‘We’re on holiday – we don’t need to have an itinerary!’ But I always want to see as much as I can. Sometimes, I come back from holiday needing a holiday.

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.

It means I wake up to sunshine every morning, and I can afford to drink better wine at night. But I haven’t completely sold out to Hollywood.

I take my hat off to mums who have lots of kids. Anyone that says being a mum isn’t a full-time job has obviously never had any.

I’ve reached a point in my life where going to the supermarket is a day out.

I was on my own, living in Los Angeles, and I didn’t know my way around, so I thought I’d walk everywhere. Well, that certainly got me noticed. Any woman who walks any distance at all is automatically regarded as a hooker!