I like my squishy, red, high-heeled Vivienne Westwood jelly shoes. They make you seem like you're much more of a go-er.

With acting, I always felt like I didn't have control of it. It was all about other people giving me a job.

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.

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

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.

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.