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.

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.

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

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.

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 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.

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.