Ashley Jensen in The Hot Seat
Ashley Jensen recently had an interview that appears in this week’s Time Out New York in the “Hot Seat” column. The Ugly Betty star is always great for a witty quip, and Ashley did not disappoint.
Apparently, her flight from LA to New York was a little harrowing: “The plane had to stop for fuel at some random place in the middle of nowhere. I felt like I was in the Second World War or something, when the planes couldn’t carry enough petrol to get from A to B.”
Welcome to life in the US in 2008, Ashley! “And then five minutes after landing we were told there’s been an earthquake in L.A. Part of me was gutted that I missed it, because I’ve been living there for two years already without experiencing one.”
I don’t know if earthquakes are the kind of thing you want to be around, but to each her own.
And, I wonder if Ashley is the person who Ausiello hinted was asking for more money because of the move to New York. On the move: “I’m commuting. Which I find highly amusing. I’m the only person who has chosen to commute. Everyone else moved to New York. But for me it’s doable, because my character shuffles in and adds charm for only a couple of days every episode.”
Why?
“Well, my husband and I have got a house and everything in L.A., and the dog is settled. It’s all about the dog.”
I love this: “It’s a bit embarrassing when people come up and say, ‘I love your show.’ I don’t want to be cocky and go, ‘Oh, which one?’ so I have to figure it out by looking at them. If you’re a discerning media type, you’re probably talking about Extras. If you’re a woman or, let’s face it, a gay man, it’s Ugly Betty.
Ashley, you’d be surprised.
Was Jensen ever an “extra” herself? “I was never an extra. I started at the bottom, though. My first TV job was playing Girl in the Bedding Shop. And there was a cat in the same scene—and the cat got paid more than I did…And it was one of these big fat pussycats that sneered at you. I mean, I love cats, don’t get me wrong. But you know how some of them have just got those faces? This cat was looking down his nose at me as if to say, ‘Don’t step to me, Girl in the Bedding Shop.’”
Hee. Hopefully, the Emmy-nominated Jensen will be doing a few more interviews in the near future. There’s more in the interview, check it out!
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4 opinions for Ashley Jensen in The Hot Seat
Bennu
Aug 14, 2008 at 11:03 am
I somehow doubt it was Ashley asking for a raise. Didn’t Ausiello insist that we would all die laughing if we knew who it was, because it was the last person we’d expect? I don’t think I’d finding it particularly funny if Ashley Jenson wanted a raise.
More likely she’s the one that was displeased because she’d just bought a house with her husband and didn’t want to move. I thought it was Ana Ortiz at the time, but I seem to recall that Ashley and her husband had just bought a house too.
kristen
Aug 14, 2008 at 4:02 pm
I agree with Bennu. I always figured that it was Ashley that was displeased with the move because she just got settled in LA with her husband and all. I never thought her issue was with money.
anna
Aug 14, 2008 at 9:45 pm
I dont agree with her “gay man” thing…I know a lot of straight men that watch the show. I always thought that the great thing about the show was it could be watched by anyone and be relateable and enjoyable.
CCP
Sep 9, 2008 at 3:49 pm
So only straight or asexual men can be ‘discerning media types’? I like her and everything, but that is some strange logic.
Anyway, I’m just nitpicking. And other than that, it’s a cool interview.
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