[Nancy] Hi there. [Interviewer] Hi. [Nancy] Come on in. [Interviewer] Thank you.
Thanks so much for having us.
[Nancy] Oh yeah. [Interviewer] And thank you for saying yes to 63 questions.
[Nancy] Well, of course.
[Interviewer] What did you think when I first asked you to do this?
[Nancy] Well, I wasn't sure if I had 63 good answers, so we'll see.
Well, you have a lot going on in here.
Oh my gosh, so much art.
What was the first time you felt a connection with art?
[Nancy] Oh man. Visual art?
It was probably the late '80s, we were living in Los Angeles,
I was in a coffee shop and there was a painting on the wall.
I had to have it, and that was the start.
[Interviewer] And who's your favorite artist?
[Nancy] Oh, man. A favorite artist is Maira Kalman.
[Interviewer] Is there an art form that you just don't get?
[Nancy] Well, let's see. Yes, opera.
I mean, I respect it.
I just don't have an emotional connection to it.
You know? If you could only keep one piece of art
from your giant collection here, what would it be?
Oh wow, I this one over here.
World firecrackers.
That's Gregory Blackstock. I love that piece.
[Interviewer] What was the last documentary that you watched?
[Nancy] It was Tom Petty.
It was about his album, "The Making of Wildflowers." Super good.
[Interviewer] And what movie makes you sob?
[Nancy] Oh, "The Deer Hunter." [Interviewer] Who commands the remote control at your house?
[Nancy] Well, considering I don't know how to use the remote control, Joe does.
[Interviewer] And what was your favorite TV show growing up?
[Nancy] Oh, "That Girl." ♪ Diamonds, Daisies, Snowflakes, that girl. ♪
[Interviewer] What's your favorite album of all time?
[Nancy] Oh, OK, in the moment right now it would be "Hejirah," Joni Mitchell.
[Interviewer] And who's your favorite Beatle?
[Nancy] Hmm. George, as a kid, John as an adult.
You want to see the deck? [Interviewer] Ohh, yeah, I'd love to.
[Nancy] Come on. [Interviewer] Thanks.
How long have you lived on Queen Anne? A[Nancy] bout 29 years.
[Interviewer] And what is one thing you love about this neighborhood?
[Nancy] I love all the cool old stairwells. [Interviewer] Oh hey, Joe.
[Joe] Oh hey. [Interviewer] Are you a competitive person?
[Nancy] Yes, but not because I want to win the game.
I want to be good at the game.
[Interviewer] Do you have a nickname? [Nancy] I do. Hot head.
[Interviewer] Do you have an innie or an outtie? [Nancy] Innie.
[Interviewer] What's your kryptonite?
[Nancy] Bland indifference.
[Interviewer] What do you find most endearing about Joe?
[Nancy] Oh, many things, but I think it's fundamentally he's a very kind person.
[Interview] What about his most annoying trait?
[Nancy] He doesn't do everything my way.
Can I take a little? [Joe] Oh, sure.
Go ahead. [Nancy] Oh, yeah.
[Joe] Good job. [Nancy] Thank you.
It's kind of cold. Let's go in.
[Interviewer] So when you were a kid, what did you think you wanted to be?
[Nancy] Oh man, I had no clue what I wanted to be until I was like, I don't know,
23 or something like that.
[Interviewer] What was your first job?
[Nancy] I worked at a Scandinavian bakery.
[Interviewer] Do you get stage fright? [Nancy] Oh
yes. [Interviewer] What was your most stressful professional experience?
[Nancy] Oh, I interviewed Art Garfunkel
on the stage of the Neptune Theater in front of a live audience.
[Interviewer] What's the best advice you ever got?
[Nancy] Oh my! I was living at home.
It was after college. I was kind of depressed, had no direction.
My parents basically said, "We think it's time for you to move out."
And they were right.
[Interviewer] What is harder for you, starting or stopping? [Nancy] Oh, stopping.
[Interviewer] Did you think Art Zone with Nancy Guppy would last this long?
[Nancy] I didn't think it wouldn't.
[Interviewer] So you have a reputation for being funny,
Do you crack yourself up? [Nancy] I do.
[Interviewer] What's the last thing that cracked you up?
[Nancy] It was a text thread with my good friend Matt Olson.
[Interviewer] When was the last time a stranger recognized you?
[Nancy] You know, I think it was Main Street of Bow-Edison.
[Interviewer] And where do you keep all your Emmys? [Nancy] In a box,
on a rack, in the garage.
[Interviewer] What did you have for breakfast today?
[Nancy] I had cold pizza.
[Interviewer] What's your specialty in the kitchen?
[Nancy] Oh, coconut rice.
[Interviewer] Do you have a favorite spice?
[Nancy] Yeah. Cumin and I hate parsley.
[Interviewer] What is your go-to snack?
[Nancy] Potato chips. [Interviewer] Favorite cocktail.
[Nancy] Sparkling wine champagne.
[Interviewer] Do you ever eat food that's expired? [Nancy] Of course. Hmm.
[Interviewer] What is your most dreaded chore?
[Nancy] Vacuuming the couch.
[Interviewer] Oh, what was the last book you read?
[Nancy] The last book? "Hamnet" by Maggie O'Farrell.
[Interviewer] And are you a morning person or a night owl? [Nancy] Morning.
[Interviewer] What time did you get up today? [Nancy] 4:40.
[Nancy] So what keeps you up at night?
[Nancy] I think details about work. [Interviewer] What's your morning routine?
[Nancy] Coffee, puttering, and power walking.
[Interviewer] And is that your guitar over there?
[Nancy] Oh yeah. Wanna hear a song?
[Interviewer] Yeah, thanks. [Nancy] It's what I'm working on.
Ready? OK. E a d g.
Wows, goes from there. [Interviewer] So I'd love to see your closet.
[Nancy] Oh, OK, yeah, right over in this corner. Cool.
[Interviewer] Fashion wise, who would you like to emulate?
[Nancy] Patti Smith. [Interviewer] And how do you characterize your look?
[Nancy] I think my look is mix and match.
[Interviewer] What do you prefer? Getting new things or getting rid of old ones?
[Nancy] Oh, there is merits in both of those things.
[Interviewer] Do you have a fashion regret?
[Nancy] Yes, I got my haircut really, really short.
and then I dyed It a very odd shade of red.
[Interviewer] What are your favorite pair of shoes?
[Nancy] Oh, well, right now it would be these blue suede shoes.
[Interviewer] And what's the most you've ever paid for a pair of shoes?
I respectfully decline to answer that question
on the grounds that it will most definitely incriminate me. Let's go.
[Interviewer] So, Nancy, what is the square
root of 63 million? [Nancy] Oh, that's 57.
[Interviewer] Do you have siblings?
[Nancy] Yeah, an older sister.
And in what way are you the classic baby of the family?
[Nancy] Oh, I'm a really good pouter.
What was your most memorable gift as a kid?
[Nancy] "Sergeant Pepper " record.
[Interviewer] What's the last thing you were wrong about?
[Nancy] Oh, the distance between the side of my car and the pillar in the garage?
[Interviewer] Ooof. What do you prefer, People magazine or The New Yorker?
[Nancy] Oh, New Yorker. [Interviewer] Flat or sparkling? [Nancy] Flat. [Interviewer] Coffee or tea?
[Nancy] Coffee. [Interviewer] Milk or dark chocolate? [Nancy] Milk.
[Interviewer] Pie or cake? [Nancy] Come on. Cake.
[Interviewer] What are you going to do now?
[Nancy] Well, I actually think it's a cake break.
[Interviewer] Oh, well, OK. Let us be on our merry way.
Thank you so much. [Nancy] Thank you.
Want a bite? [Interviewer] No thanks. [Nancy] Are you sure?
[Interviewer] Yeah, I'm good. [Nancy] OK.
[Interviewer] Thank you, though.
[Nancy] Bye, guys. [Interviewer] Bye bye.
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