I thought people would think I only wanted to be an actor because my dad was, rather than because I had an… — Nina Conti Copy Share Image
I looked into studying psychoanalysis, wrote to the governing body and was about to start the year where they psychoanalyse you, four… — Nina Conti Copy Share Image
I always said I wanted to be scientist, but I didn't really have the staying power. — Nina Conti Copy Share Image
The character of the monkey just grew from something out of his face and my granddad's personality. They fused, and that's what I ended… — Nina Conti Copy Share Image
I like my squishy, red, high-heeled Vivienne Westwood jelly shoes. They make you seem like you're much more of a go-er. — Nina Conti Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
My puppets are far more liberated than I am. Ventriloquism is a useful way of expressing myself. — Nina Conti Copy Share Image
I make napkins talk in restaurants, socks talk on car journeys. There is an awful lot of puppetry going on in the house. — Nina Conti Copy Share Image
I will remember the night I won the New Comedy Awards, as I was young and unformed, so that sticks in the mind. I've… — Nina Conti Copy Share Image
I've started running three or four times a week, which prompts millions of sketch ideas. — Nina Conti Copy Share Image
I was really awful at auditions. There's something about sitting down and saying into the camera: 'I'm Nina and this is the name of… — Nina Conti Copy Share Image
I don't want to tie myself into one area or the other. I think its important not to rely heavily on either TV or… — Nina Conti Copy Share Image
I feel Scottish when with English people, and when I'm with Scottish people, I realise I'm English. — Nina Conti Copy Share Image
The most satisfaction I get is from doing a good gig, which really makes you feel in control. If you've worked a room really… — Nina Conti Copy Share Image
