My hope still is to leave the world a bit better than when I got here.
Certainly I’ve lived my whole life through my imagination. But the world of imagination is there for all of us – a sense of play, of pretending, of wonder. It’s there with us as we live.
If our ‘message’ is anything, it’s a positive approach to life. That life is basically good. People are basically good.
When I was a kid, I never saw a puppet show. I never played with puppets or had any interest in them.
I think if you study – if you learn too much of what others have done, you may tend to take the same direction as everybody else.
Do the jobs you like least first. It makes each successive job easier.
The only way the magic works is by hard work. But hard work can be fun.
It all ends in one of two ways: either someone gets eaten or something blows up.
As children, we all live in a world of imagination, of fantasy, and for some of us that world of make-believe continues into adulthood.
Follow your enthusiasm. It’s something I’ve always believed in. Find those parts of your life you enjoy the most. Do what you enjoy doing.
I know I drive some people crazy with what seems like ridiculous optimism, but it has always worked for me.
Nobody creates a fad. It just happens. People love going along with the idea of a beautiful pig. It’s like a conspiracy.
Take what you got and fly with it.
There’s not a word yet, for old friends who’ve just met.
The beauty of nature has been one of the great inspirations in my life.
Watch out for the icy patch.
It’s a wonderful life and I love it.
I’ve never felt any sense of competition with anybody, and we’re all friends; we’re all good friends.
No, there’s not much competition between puppeteers in general because everybody’s working their own style.
Life is meant to be fun, and joyous, and fulfilling.