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

Quote by Nina Conti

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Nina Conti is a British actress known for her unique acting style and exquisite performance skills. Born on June 5, 1974, she has a passion for performing arts since her childhood. Throughout her career, she has appeared in numerous plays, films, and television series, winning the affection of audiences with her distinctive character portrayal and emotional expression. more

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“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.”

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“I could never be on stage on my own. But puppets can say things that humans can't say.”

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

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“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.”

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“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.”

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

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