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.

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

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

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

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.

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.