16+ Nina Conti Quotes On Music, Hand And Monkey

Nina Conti is a British actress and ventriloquist. She is best known for her work in the BBC series Monkey Dust and the feature film The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam. She has also appeared on The Graham Norton Show, The Jonathan Ross Show, and The Royal Variety Performance. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Nina Conti on love, life, music.

I could never be on stage on my own. But puppets can say things that humans can't say. — Nina Conti

I looked into studying psychoanalysis, wrote to the governing body and was about to start the year where they psychoanalyse you, four times a week, before you get to do it yourself. I just thought I'd taken the ventriloquism as far as I could. My act is so deconstructive, and I'd made all the monkey jokes anyone wanted to hear. — Nina Conti

I do laugh when I hear myself saying, 'I am a ventriloquist.' I am definitely suited to it, though. I took it and ran with it quite hungrily. It is not for everyone, but it is just the chance to write for a character. — Nina Conti

I think acting is overrated. I'm not sure I enjoyed it. You never get to write your own roles. It's wonderful for some people, but I found it nerve-wracking. I was too busy worrying that no one would give me their words to speak. — 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 satisfies all of us. It's universal, and we all laugh a lot. — Nina Conti

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. — Nina Conti

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

I feel Scottish when with English people, and when I'm with Scottish people, I realise I'm English. — 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 get words out. — 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. — Nina Conti

Having a puppet is a way of having opposing opinions - I say a thing; he says the other. — Nina Conti

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

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

I've started running three or four times a week, which prompts millions of sketch ideas. — 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. — Nina Conti

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 my agent." That makes me just die inside. — Nina Conti

Life Lessons by Nina Conti

1. Nina Conti demonstrates the power of creativity and improvisation in comedy, showing that you don't need a script to be funny.
2. She also shows the importance of being open to collaboration and taking risks, as she often works with unexpected partners and puts herself in uncomfortable situations.
3. Finally, her work shows that humour can be used to tackle difficult topics and to create meaningful connections with audiences.