My puppets are far more liberated than I am. Ventriloquism is a useful way of expressing myself.

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.

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.

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.

I am not very good at expressing myself in a simple way so it can create mis-understandings and I hate that.

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