I think I've got it pretty easy compared with somebody who works at a desk nine to five. I'm just working for an hour in the evening. I get a bit breathless, as I have to talk non-stop because of the puppets.
I've started running three or four times a week, which prompts millions of sketch ideas. - Nina Conti
I've started running three or four times a week, which prompts millions of sketch ideas.
- Nina Conti
I could never be on stage on my own. But puppets can say things that humans can't say. - Nina Conti
I could never be on stage on my own. But puppets can say things that humans can't say.
If I have a gig in the evening, I get 'the doom' at about 5 P.M., when I think I'm getting flu. - Nina Conti
If I have a gig in the evening, I get 'the doom' at about 5 P.M., when I think I'm getting flu.
I had a terrible dream when I was pregnant; I dreamt the baby had a ventriloquial mouth, but there was no hand hole; I had to flick the mouth down to… - Nina Conti
I had a terrible dream when I was pregnant; I dreamt the baby had a ventriloquial mouth, but there was no hand hole; I had to flick the mouth down to…
My dad is a much more flamboyant character than I am. I think that's why I couldn't see myself going into straight acting. I always just felt daft. - Nina Conti
My dad is a much more flamboyant character than I am. I think that's why I couldn't see myself going into straight acting. I always just felt daft.
I feel Scottish when with English people, and when I'm with Scottish people, I realise I'm English. - Nina Conti
I feel Scottish when with English people, and when I'm with Scottish people, I realise I'm English.
With acting, I always felt like I didn't have control of it. It was all about other people giving me a job. - Nina Conti
With acting, I always felt like I didn't have control of it. It was all about other people giving me a job.
The way I talk to the puppets is real, and it's in the moment, and it's seeing what will happen. It's not something that is scripted. - Nina Conti
The way I talk to the puppets is real, and it's in the moment, and it's seeing what will happen. It's not something that is scripted.
Because I'm around comedians all the time, in my downtime I tend not to watch comedy. Something the whole family enjoys is 'You've Been Framed!' It s… - Nina Conti
Because I'm around comedians all the time, in my downtime I tend not to watch comedy. Something the whole family enjoys is 'You've Been Framed!' It s…
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