22 'What We Do in the Shadows' Nadja Quotes from the Funniest Female Vampire

In "What We Do In The Shadows," it is often not the joke on paper but the actors' delivery that brings the humor, for instance, how the vampires pronounce Manhattan. That said, here are 22 Nadja lines that remain hilarious on the page, but it helps to read them in her voice.

In the mockumentary, Natasia Demetriou stars as Nadja of Antipaxos, the only female in a house full of male vampires. She gains female companionship in the form of a doll possessed by her ghost.

Kayvan Novak and Matt Berry co-star as Nandor the Relentless and Nadja's husband, Leslie "Laszlo" Cravensworth. The vampires do not have much time for Colin Robinson, portrayed by Mark Proksch, the basement-dwelling energy vampire.

Though she can come across as callous, Nadja means well - some of the time. Nadja remains wholly out of touch with humans, not changing her Victorian attire to blend.

Nadja’s quote: "You are supposed to support me when I want to murder someone!" | Source: Amodays

Nadja's Quotes on Love and Conquests

"Nandor is like a big turkey just walking around trying to control everything on the farm. And Laszlo is my big, crazy, wild bear, and we love to chase each other around the house. We have a great time together." — Nadja

"You are supposed to support me when I want to murder someone!" — Nadja

"Recently, I have been seeing another man; he doesn't see me, though, because I sneak behind him." — Nadja

"Do you remember that first time we made love? It was so passionate I accidentally cut off your head." — Nadja

Nadja’s quote: "You're a lying piece of old cabbage." | Source: Amodays

"These poor women. They take a lovely, handsome chap from the street, make him their husband, and then, in the blink of an eye, he becomes a big, lazy sack of [expletive]. So sad. " — Nadja

"You are all such strong, beautiful, vicious, vibrant women. How did you all end up married to such boiled potatoes?" ― Nadja

"You're a lying piece of old cabbage." — Nadja

Nadja's Quotes about Her Roommates, Other Vampires, and Humans

"The problem with living with other vampires are the vampires I have chosen to stay with." — Nadja

"You just shut up now, my stupid little baby." — Nadja

Nadja’s quote: "No nuns. No nuns, none!" | Source: Amodays

"I don't want these virgins. They are going to taste too sad." — Nadja

Nadja: "Yes, they are near. The smell of beef and sulfur is overwhelming."

Colin: "That's just Brooklyn." — "What We Do in the Shadows"

"I do know what it feels like to be mocked and teased and to cry myself to sleep at night by the light of a burning donkey." — Nadja

"No nuns. No nuns, none!" — Nadja

"We were so poor that we used to use donkey dung for fuel, and when the donkey dung ran out, we would have to burn the donkey." — Nadja

Nadja’s quote: "She used to be such a cute, little fresh-faced girl. But now she just looks like an elephant's knee." | Source: Amodays

"Be strong, sweet little one. Some day they will all be dead, and you will do a [expletive] on all of their graves." — Nadja

"Five spits for an enemy, Lilith." — Nadja

"She used to be such a cute, little fresh-faced girl. But now she just looks like an elephant's knee." — Nadja

"My lovely [expletive], we've got you." — Nadja to her doll

Nadja’s quote: "I packed you extra Oreos and Pedialyte this time around, just to be nice." | Source: Amodays

"Here we have a sculpture, which depicts the moment that my parents conceived me." — Nadja

"I packed you extra Oreos and Pedialyte this time around, just to be nice." — Nadja to Guillermo

"Anyone? Cash. Coin. Gold. Moola. Wonga. Rubles. Lettuce. Dough. Milk. Bread. Sweet cream." — Nadja asks her fellow vampires if they have money

"The custodian of this wonderful raw space is being something of a total harpy in my [expletive]." — Nadja

Nadja’s quote: "Anyone? Cash. Coin. Gold. Moola. Wonga. Rubles. Lettuce. Dough. Milk. Bread. Sweet cream." | Source: Amodays

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