Nina Conti Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I'm training to become a giggle doctor. It's a kind of hospital clown who changes the atmosphere on the ward and helps recovery. It's about making patients laugh but also much more.”

“I feel Scottish when with English people, and when I'm with Scottish people, I realise I'm English.”

“So many actors are lively-minded, creative people who just tread water in this awful way, waiting for the phone to ring and doing their hair for auditions. It feels like a bit of a dreamer's life - as opposed to a sensible ventriloquist's life.”

“When I'm gigging, there's an uneasy shift when I pull a puppet out. People look at me aghast and I feel I have about 20 seconds to win them over. You even get the prejudice among other people in your own profession.”

“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 satisfies all of us. It's universal, and we all laugh a lot.”

“I thought people would think I only wanted to be an actor because my dad was, rather than because I had an innate calling.”

“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 always said I wanted to be scientist, but I didn't really have the staying power.”

“I make napkins talk in restaurants, socks talk on car journeys. There is an awful lot of puppetry going on in the house.”

“I've started running three or four times a week, which prompts millions of sketch ideas.”