Nina Conti Quotes
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.
Quotes to Explore
-
I don't believe in God, though I'm not prepared to call myself an atheist either. You know the old phrase: 'There are no atheists in foxholes.' I've never been in a foxhole, and if I ever find myself in a foxhole, I'll let you know if I believe in God or not.
-
There's a fast-track if you can do the networking. For some personalities it works, but for mine it doesn't.
-
Where love is, there God is also.
-
I'm happy to say that I'm a lesbian in the world. I know there are people who don't want to be called women comedians, but I think it gives a path to the fact that we live in extremely patriarchal times.
-
My life is what a salmon must feel like. They are always going upstream, against the current.
-
I have been afraid of guns, I have sworn I would never use a gun on another person and so did not need one, and I have wanted to deny the existence of evil.
-
Events tend to recur in cycles.
-
I'm the Ali of today. I'm the Marvin Gaye of today. I'm the Bob Marley of today. I'm the Martin Luther King, or all the other greats that have come before us. And a lot of people are starting to realise that now.
-
I stopped worrying about being desired a long time ago.
-
I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.
-
Common man is always benefited by a rate cut.
-
The joy of winning is not as dramatic as the losses were, because I expected us to win.
-
I enjoy music wherever it's coming from.
-
I'm not that moody. I don't have big ups and downs.
-
If I had a daughter, and some guy came home with her, I'd be on him like a hawk. When I meet people's parents, I know my place. It's not that hard.
-
I am a huge zombie fan. I have probably seen the George Romero movies 100 times each, without exaggeration.
-
I don't overthink when I'm styling. I kind of forgive myself and accept that I will make mistakes. Getting dressed should be a fun experience!
-
When I was young, my dad, a veteran who attended college on the GI Bill, lost his job at age 55 when the company he worked for was sold. My entire family pitched in - my mom took in sewing, and I got a minimum wage job after school.
-
When people ask me what the most important thing is in life, I answer: 'Just breathe.'
-
It takes a while for audiences on film to see you as something different if they've seen you for so long as a specific character. It's up to the actor to be like, 'Look man, let's try something else,' even if it's an ultra-low-budget independent. People who rep you will keep going with whatever they can send you on.
-
I'm coming up with new music, I'm in the best shape of my life, I'm real sharp, my energy is strong. I look at it as: I'm just following the energy. That's how I sum that up.
-
Talk that does not end in any kind of action is better suppressed altogether.
-
If you were to insist I was a robot, you might not consider me capable of love in some mystic human sense, but you would not be able to distinguish my reactions from that which you would call love - so what difference would it make?
-
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.
