Jane Asher

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 think all good writing is a struggle. To write as well as you feel you can has to be read more

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.

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.

Having cakes as a business certainly changes things for me-I don't now sit at home doing a cake for the read more

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.

Acting has been very useful to me.

Acting has been very useful to me.