Home / Quotes / Quote by Ashley Jensen

Quote by Ashley Jensen

“Well, I'd never done an animated movie before, which is why I was so excited about doing it. It was one of the little boxes as an actor that I wanted to tick off. I wanted to do an animated film. So, after my mum got over the fact that I was never going to play Shrek's sister, this was the nearest I was going to get!”

Quote by Ashley Jensen

Author

Ashley Jensen, born on August 11, 1969, is a British actress known for her exceptional work in comedy. She gained widespread recognition for her role as Margaret, the wife of David Brent in the British TV series 'The Office'. Jensen's acting career spans film, television, and theater, with a performance style that is humorous and engaging. more

You May Also Like

“It was almost like being a child again because you felt like you were in your bedroom and it almost felt like no one was really watching you. So, you were just kind of having a bit of fun on your own doing silly voices in the bedroom.”

Kind Children Fun Felt Bits Voice Like You Silly Bedroom

Author:Ashley Jensen

“There was actually a camera on your face. I don't know so much about the animation process but the camera was in our face so it could get expressions from our faces that would eventually arrive on the gnomes. It almost felt like you were cheating at times because it was a wee bit too much fun. You were in that box on your own. Kelly [Asbury] was in Toronto, I was in LA, so I was just on my own. I thought: "I can't be getting paid for this as well!"”

Knows Wells I Can Faces Fun Felt Bits Process My Own Too Much Expression Like You Paid Cameras Boxes Cheating Your Face Animation Toronto Gnome Too Much Fun

Author:Ashley Jensen

“I was in King Lear with Sir Tom Courtenay at The Royal Exchange in Manchester. In fact, that's where I met my husband. I was playing Regan and he was playing Cornwall and together we fell in love plucking out Gloucester's eyes. It was great fun. Everyone assumes that I was Cordelia because I've got blonde hair but I was Regan and they gave me a long auburn wig. It was great, good fun.”

Long Facts Eye Together Fun Hair Kings Mets Husband Assuming My Husband Toms Royal Blonde Manchester Wigs Lear Good Fun Blonde Hair Cornwall Auburn Cordelia Regan Gloucester

Author:Ashley Jensen

“Mine would be Your Song, which is just one of his ones that I... I was actually glad the whole song wasn't played in this film and it's just a few bars of it because it makes me cry. You know, there are some songs that just make the hairs on the back of your neck just stand up? That's one of those for me - I put it on if I want a good cry.”

Ifs Knows Want Whole Would Be Film Song Cry Mines Hair Glad Bars Just One Necks

Author:Ashley Jensen

“I only do children's films now! I think when you go to LA some people feel you've defected a little bit and that's not really the case. Ideally, I would love to work here and to work in America. That's in an ideal world. In fact, I came back to Britain recently to do an ITV1 drama that will be out in April for a couple of months! But I'm flying back to LA to do a pilot season. So, to work in both places is great.”

People Thinking World Feels Children Littles Facts America Film Bits Cases Months Couple Drama Little Bit Ideals Seasons Flying Britain Pilots April Ideal World

Author:Ashley Jensen

“I'm thinking of Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music... there are too many to name really. And all the old classic ones like Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs and Bambi. That's brutal!”

Thinking Names Sound White Seven Snow Classic Mary Brutal Dwarfs Snow White Sound Of Music

Author:Ashley Jensen

“Honestly, I was just happy to get the work. I was chuffed to bits. I know David Furnish and Elton John a bit and I remember David talking very excitedly about it. This was going back four or five years even, when we were doing Little Britain at the Hammersmith Apollo. I'd lost my voice that night, but still did the show. I remember thinking: "God, they're going to think that's my voice and I'm not going to get in the film!" But it's just been a pleasure to be a part of.”

Thinking Knows Years Littles Stills Shows Remember Film Night Lost Bits Voice Pleasure Talking Five Four Honestly Five Years Britain Apollo Thinking God Little Britain

Author:Matt Lucas

“It was very pleasurable and easy and it was nice to work with friends... people I already knew, people I didn't know but I now count as friends. There is a lot of hard work that goes into the movie but I can't claim to have been any part of that.”

People Knows Has Beens I Can Hard Easy Nice Hard Work Claims

Author:Matt Lucas

“But we did see the process develop. I remember going to the Rocket Pictures base and they had something like 40 people there, drawing. They didn't know what the characters looked like yet and I remember on the walls seeing 30 or 40 different versions of Juliet. So, it was then that I realised that someone's got to come in and make some really executive decisions.”

People Knows Different Character Remember Process Decision Seeing Wall Drawing Versions Executives Rockets Realised Juliet

Author:Matt Lucas

“I'm just glad that on a budget like this I don't have to make any of those hard decisions because I feel it must be a real job to direct this, as there's so much going on.”

Feels Real Hard Jobs Decision Direct Glad Budgets Real Jobs Hard Decision

Author:Matt Lucas