1 00:00:04,004 --> 00:00:06,631 [Nancy] Hi there. [Interviewer] Hi. [Nancy] Come on in. [Interviewer] Thank you. 2 00:00:06,673 --> 00:00:08,216 Thanks so much for having us. 3 00:00:08,216 --> 00:00:11,845 [Nancy] Oh yeah. [Interviewer] And thank you for saying yes to 63 questions. 4 00:00:11,845 --> 00:00:12,846 [Nancy] Well, of course. 5 00:00:12,846 --> 00:00:15,015 [Interviewer] What did you think when I first asked you to do this? 6 00:00:15,473 --> 00:00:18,226 [Nancy] Well, I wasn't sure if I had 63 good answers, so we'll see. 7 00:00:18,476 --> 00:00:21,187 Well, you have a lot going on in here. 8 00:00:21,229 --> 00:00:22,939 Oh my gosh, so much art. 9 00:00:22,939 --> 00:00:25,316 What was the first time you felt a connection with art? 10 00:00:25,650 --> 00:00:27,694 [Nancy] Oh man. Visual art? 11 00:00:27,694 --> 00:00:30,822 It was probably the late '80s, we were living in Los Angeles, 12 00:00:30,822 --> 00:00:33,575 I was in a coffee shop and there was a painting on the wall. 13 00:00:33,992 --> 00:00:36,036 I had to have it, and that was the start. 14 00:00:36,036 --> 00:00:37,871 [Interviewer] And who's your favorite artist? 15 00:00:37,871 --> 00:00:41,249 [Nancy] Oh, man. A favorite artist is Maira Kalman. 16 00:00:41,666 --> 00:00:44,044 [Interviewer] Is there an art form that you just don't get? 17 00:00:44,919 --> 00:00:47,797 [Nancy] Well, let's see. Yes, opera. 18 00:00:47,839 --> 00:00:49,174 I mean, I respect it. 19 00:00:49,174 --> 00:00:51,176 I just don't have an emotional connection to it. 20 00:00:51,259 --> 00:00:54,179 You know? If you could only keep one piece of art 21 00:00:54,179 --> 00:00:56,681 from your giant collection here, what would it be? 22 00:00:56,848 --> 00:00:59,642 Oh wow, I this one over here. 23 00:00:59,976 --> 00:01:01,311 World firecrackers. 24 00:01:01,311 --> 00:01:03,438 That's Gregory Blackstock. I love that piece. 25 00:01:04,355 --> 00:01:06,483 [Interviewer] What was the last documentary that you watched? 26 00:01:08,443 --> 00:01:09,402 [Nancy] It was Tom Petty. 27 00:01:09,402 --> 00:01:13,406 It was about his album, "The Making of Wildflowers." Super good. 28 00:01:13,406 --> 00:01:15,992 [Interviewer] And what movie makes you sob? 29 00:01:15,992 --> 00:01:20,705 [Nancy] Oh, "The Deer Hunter." [Interviewer] Who commands the remote control at your house? 30 00:01:21,289 --> 00:01:25,794 [Nancy] Well, considering I don't know how to use the remote control, Joe does. 31 00:01:26,252 --> 00:01:28,505 [Interviewer] And what was your favorite TV show growing up? 32 00:01:29,089 --> 00:01:34,385 [Nancy] Oh, "That Girl." ♪ Diamonds, Daisies, Snowflakes, that girl. ♪ 33 00:01:34,385 --> 00:01:36,763 [Interviewer] What's your favorite album of all time? 34 00:01:37,388 --> 00:01:41,935 [Nancy] Oh, OK, in the moment right now it would be "Hejirah," Joni Mitchell. 35 00:01:41,935 --> 00:01:43,937 [Interviewer] And who's your favorite Beatle? 36 00:01:44,521 --> 00:01:48,483 [Nancy] Hmm. George, as a kid, John as an adult. 37 00:01:48,483 --> 00:01:50,735 You want to see the deck? [Interviewer] Ohh, yeah, I'd love to. 38 00:01:50,735 --> 00:01:52,362 [Nancy] Come on. [Interviewer] Thanks. 39 00:01:52,362 --> 00:01:56,241 How long have you lived on Queen Anne? A[Nancy] bout 29 years. 40 00:01:57,033 --> 00:01:59,285 [Interviewer] And what is one thing you love about this neighborhood? 41 00:01:59,327 --> 00:02:03,123 [Nancy] I love all the cool old stairwells. [Interviewer] Oh hey, Joe. 42 00:02:03,540 --> 00:02:06,543 [Joe] Oh hey. [Interviewer] Are you a competitive person? 43 00:02:07,544 --> 00:02:10,338 [Nancy] Yes, but not because I want to win the game. 44 00:02:10,338 --> 00:02:12,090 I want to be good at the game. 45 00:02:12,090 --> 00:02:14,634 [Interviewer] Do you have a nickname? [Nancy] I do. Hot head. 46 00:02:15,552 --> 00:02:18,930 [Interviewer] Do you have an innie or an outtie? [Nancy] Innie. 47 00:02:18,930 --> 00:02:21,391 [Interviewer] What's your kryptonite? 48 00:02:21,391 --> 00:02:23,309 [Nancy] Bland indifference. 49 00:02:23,309 --> 00:02:26,187 [Interviewer] What do you find most endearing about Joe? 50 00:02:26,646 --> 00:02:31,943 [Nancy] Oh, many things, but I think it's fundamentally he's a very kind person. 51 00:02:32,485 --> 00:02:34,779 [Interview] What about his most annoying trait? 52 00:02:34,779 --> 00:02:36,865 [Nancy] He doesn't do everything my way. 53 00:02:37,490 --> 00:02:38,700 Can I take a little? [Joe] Oh, sure. 54 00:02:38,700 --> 00:02:44,372 Go ahead. [Nancy] Oh, yeah. 55 00:02:44,372 --> 00:02:46,499 [Joe] Good job. [Nancy] Thank you. 56 00:02:46,791 --> 00:02:48,751 It's kind of cold. Let's go in. 57 00:02:48,751 --> 00:02:51,087 [Interviewer] So when you were a kid, what did you think you wanted to be? 58 00:02:51,462 --> 00:02:56,259 [Nancy] Oh man, I had no clue what I wanted to be until I was like, I don't know, 59 00:02:56,676 --> 00:02:58,428 23 or something like that. 60 00:02:58,428 --> 00:03:00,346 [Interviewer] What was your first job? 61 00:03:00,346 --> 00:03:03,516 [Nancy] I worked at a Scandinavian bakery. 62 00:03:03,725 --> 00:03:05,602 [Interviewer] Do you get stage fright? [Nancy] Oh 63 00:03:06,853 --> 00:03:10,523 yes. [Interviewer] What was your most stressful professional experience? 64 00:03:11,524 --> 00:03:14,444 [Nancy] Oh, I interviewed Art Garfunkel 65 00:03:14,444 --> 00:03:17,488 on the stage of the Neptune Theater in front of a live audience. 66 00:03:17,864 --> 00:03:20,408 [Interviewer] What's the best advice you ever got? 67 00:03:20,408 --> 00:03:23,745 [Nancy] Oh my! I was living at home. 68 00:03:23,745 --> 00:03:27,290 It was after college. I was kind of depressed, had no direction. 69 00:03:27,290 --> 00:03:30,835 My parents basically said, "We think it's time for you to move out." 70 00:03:32,378 --> 00:03:33,880 And they were right. 71 00:03:33,963 --> 00:03:38,009 [Interviewer] What is harder for you, starting or stopping? [Nancy] Oh, stopping. 72 00:03:38,551 --> 00:03:41,221 [Interviewer] Did you think Art Zone with Nancy Guppy would last this long? 73 00:03:42,222 --> 00:03:44,724 [Nancy] I didn't think it wouldn't. 74 00:03:44,724 --> 00:03:46,976 [Interviewer] So you have a reputation for being funny, 75 00:03:47,435 --> 00:03:49,646 Do you crack yourself up? [Nancy] I do. 76 00:03:50,396 --> 00:03:53,274 [Interviewer] What's the last thing that cracked you up? 77 00:03:53,274 --> 00:03:55,735 [Nancy] It was a text thread with my good friend Matt Olson. 78 00:03:56,486 --> 00:03:59,239 [Interviewer] When was the last time a stranger recognized you? 79 00:04:00,657 --> 00:04:04,911 [Nancy] You know, I think it was Main Street of Bow-Edison. 80 00:04:05,286 --> 00:04:08,623 [Interviewer] And where do you keep all your Emmys? [Nancy] In a box, 81 00:04:09,207 --> 00:04:11,834 on a rack, in the garage. 82 00:04:11,834 --> 00:04:13,670 [Interviewer] What did you have for breakfast today? 83 00:04:13,670 --> 00:04:15,380 [Nancy] I had cold pizza. 84 00:04:15,380 --> 00:04:17,423 [Interviewer] What's your specialty in the kitchen? 85 00:04:17,423 --> 00:04:19,509 [Nancy] Oh, coconut rice. 86 00:04:19,509 --> 00:04:21,469 [Interviewer] Do you have a favorite spice? 87 00:04:21,469 --> 00:04:23,930 [Nancy] Yeah. Cumin and I hate parsley. 88 00:04:24,305 --> 00:04:26,474 [Interviewer] What is your go-to snack? 89 00:04:26,474 --> 00:04:28,518 [Nancy] Potato chips. [Interviewer] Favorite cocktail. 90 00:04:29,644 --> 00:04:32,063 [Nancy] Sparkling wine champagne. 91 00:04:32,063 --> 00:04:36,109 [Interviewer] Do you ever eat food that's expired? [Nancy] Of course. Hmm. 92 00:04:36,359 --> 00:04:38,486 [Interviewer] What is your most dreaded chore? 93 00:04:40,196 --> 00:04:42,407 [Nancy] Vacuuming the couch. 94 00:04:42,407 --> 00:04:46,494 [Interviewer] Oh, what was the last book you read? 95 00:04:46,995 --> 00:04:51,916 [Nancy] The last book? "Hamnet" by Maggie O'Farrell. 96 00:04:52,208 --> 00:04:56,004 [Interviewer] And are you a morning person or a night owl? [Nancy] Morning. 97 00:04:56,296 --> 00:04:59,424 [Interviewer] What time did you get up today? [Nancy] 4:40. 98 00:05:01,217 --> 00:05:02,927 [Nancy] So what keeps you up at night? 99 00:05:04,178 --> 00:05:07,432 [Nancy] I think details about work. [Interviewer] What's your morning routine? 100 00:05:08,516 --> 00:05:12,020 [Nancy] Coffee, puttering, and power walking. 101 00:05:12,729 --> 00:05:14,480 [Interviewer] And is that your guitar over there? 102 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:16,065 [Nancy] Oh yeah. Wanna hear a song? 103 00:05:16,065 --> 00:05:19,027 [Interviewer] Yeah, thanks. [Nancy] It's what I'm working on. 104 00:05:19,193 --> 00:05:24,615 Ready? OK. E a d g. 105 00:05:26,534 --> 00:05:30,121 Wows, goes from there. [Interviewer] So I'd love to see your closet. 106 00:05:30,121 --> 00:05:32,457 [Nancy] Oh, OK, yeah, right over in this corner. Cool. 107 00:05:34,417 --> 00:05:37,045 [Interviewer] Fashion wise, who would you like to emulate? 108 00:05:38,629 --> 00:05:41,632 [Nancy] Patti Smith. [Interviewer] And how do you characterize your look? 109 00:05:42,050 --> 00:05:44,427 [Nancy] I think my look is mix and match. 110 00:05:44,927 --> 00:05:47,930 [Interviewer] What do you prefer? Getting new things or getting rid of old ones? 111 00:05:48,056 --> 00:05:51,100 [Nancy] Oh, there is merits in both of those things. 112 00:05:51,142 --> 00:05:53,478 [Interviewer] Do you have a fashion regret? 113 00:05:53,478 --> 00:05:56,898 [Nancy] Yes, I got my haircut really, really short. 114 00:05:56,898 --> 00:05:59,817 and then I dyed It a very odd shade of red. 115 00:06:00,777 --> 00:06:02,695 [Interviewer] What are your favorite pair of shoes? 116 00:06:02,695 --> 00:06:07,241 [Nancy] Oh, well, right now it would be these blue suede shoes. 117 00:06:07,283 --> 00:06:09,702 [Interviewer] And what's the most you've ever paid for a pair of shoes? 118 00:06:11,412 --> 00:06:14,374 I respectfully decline to answer that question 119 00:06:14,374 --> 00:06:18,127 on the grounds that it will most definitely incriminate me. Let's go. 120 00:06:18,628 --> 00:06:21,172 [Interviewer] So, Nancy, what is the square 121 00:06:21,172 --> 00:06:25,426 root of 63 million? [Nancy] Oh, that's 57. 122 00:06:26,219 --> 00:06:27,720 [Interviewer] Do you have siblings? 123 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:28,846 [Nancy] Yeah, an older sister. 124 00:06:28,846 --> 00:06:31,974 And in what way are you the classic baby of the family? 125 00:06:32,058 --> 00:06:34,811 [Nancy] Oh, I'm a really good pouter. 126 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:37,814 What was your most memorable gift as a kid? 127 00:06:39,732 --> 00:06:41,818 [Nancy] "Sergeant Pepper " record. 128 00:06:41,818 --> 00:06:45,613 [Interviewer] What's the last thing you were wrong about? 129 00:06:45,613 --> 00:06:50,535 [Nancy] Oh, the distance between the side of my car and the pillar in the garage? 130 00:06:50,743 --> 00:06:54,455 [Interviewer] Ooof. What do you prefer, People magazine or The New Yorker? 131 00:06:54,705 --> 00:06:58,626 [Nancy] Oh, New Yorker. [Interviewer] Flat or sparkling? [Nancy] Flat. [Interviewer] Coffee or tea? 132 00:06:58,668 --> 00:07:02,380 [Nancy] Coffee. [Interviewer] Milk or dark chocolate? [Nancy] Milk. 133 00:07:02,964 --> 00:07:06,217 [Interviewer] Pie or cake? [Nancy] Come on. Cake. 134 00:07:06,968 --> 00:07:08,136 [Interviewer] What are you going to do now? 135 00:07:08,136 --> 00:07:10,555 [Nancy] Well, I actually think it's a cake break. 136 00:07:10,555 --> 00:07:13,558 [Interviewer] Oh, well, OK. Let us be on our merry way. 137 00:07:13,599 --> 00:07:15,435 Thank you so much. [Nancy] Thank you. 138 00:07:16,394 --> 00:07:19,230 Want a bite? [Interviewer] No thanks. [Nancy] Are you sure? 139 00:07:19,313 --> 00:07:20,565 [Interviewer] Yeah, I'm good. [Nancy] OK. 140 00:07:20,565 --> 00:07:20,982 [Interviewer] Thank you, though. 141 00:07:20,982 --> 00:07:23,526 [Nancy] Bye, guys. [Interviewer] Bye bye. 142 00:07:30,241 --> 00:07:33,744 And catch our zone Friday nights at eight 143 00:07:33,744 --> 00:07:38,708 and anytime online at seattlechannel.org/artzone