"Without the good will of manipulators and audience alike, puppets cannot sustain an illusion of life."

"And although I'm not exactly sure what [Jim Henson] did, whatever it was really moved me."

"I had never worked with puppets before so just the concept of talking to this green, grungy-lookin' rag comin' out of…"

"We have a ways to go in understanding the power of puppetry … Our problem is for too long we have thought of puppets …"

"My excitement about making the [puppet] team was slightly tempered by the fact that everyone who auditioned had made …"

"When I hear the art of puppetry discussed, I often feel frustrated in that it's one of those pure things that somehow…"

"One of the nice things about puppets is that it's your own hand in there. You can make it do anything you want it to."

"A good character is almost always derived from an aspect of the performer's personality."

"Parents are concerned that if kids see that a person operates the Muppet, an illusion will be shattered. But I think …"

"I feel that almost everyone maintains a childlike quality throughout their adulthood. One of the nice things about th…"