When I was young, my ambition was to be one of the people who made a difference in this world. My hope is to leave the world a little better for having been there.

Quote by Jim Henson

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Yeah, I did some small parts in high school and the first year of college...

Yeah, I did some small parts in high school and the first year of college...

At the University of Maryland, my first year I started off planning to major in...

At the University of Maryland, my first year I started off planning to major in...

I do remember doing shows strictly in black and white, too, so you're right.

I do remember doing shows strictly in black and white, too, so you're right.

You're assisting the audience to understand; you're giving them a bridge or an access. And...

You're assisting the audience to understand; you're giving them a bridge or an access. And...

As children, we all live in a world of imagination, of fantasy, and for some...

As children, we all live in a world of imagination, of fantasy, and for some...

At the time of Polaroid - and I did a couple of other commercials just...

At the time of Polaroid - and I did a couple of other commercials just...

Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending.

Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending.

Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending.

Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending.

My hope still is to leave the world a bit better than when I got...

My hope still is to leave the world a bit better than when I got...

Yeah, I think we did the term Muppets before we got the show Sam and...

Yeah, I think we did the term Muppets before we got the show Sam and...

NBC was trying to convert all of their local programming to color right away to...

NBC was trying to convert all of their local programming to color right away to...

Actually the copies of characters is something I don't particularly like to talk about in...

Actually the copies of characters is something I don't particularly like to talk about in...

It has always been difficult to get Big Bird to be very pretty. Big Bird...

It has always been difficult to get Big Bird to be very pretty. Big Bird...

Somebody like a Piggy or a Kermit, there needs to be several versions and so...

Somebody like a Piggy or a Kermit, there needs to be several versions and so...

When The Muppet Show ended, we all sat around and said, what kind of television...

When The Muppet Show ended, we all sat around and said, what kind of television...

If you're doing a large, complicated character with radio controls, it might take a number...

If you're doing a large, complicated character with radio controls, it might take a number...

I think my own strengths are in television production.

I think my own strengths are in television production.

If anything, there's a difference in working with color in England and the color in...

If anything, there's a difference in working with color in England and the color in...

There was a little afternoon show that was called Afternoon. Back in those days in...

There was a little afternoon show that was called Afternoon. Back in those days in...

It's into the same bag as E.T. and Yoda, wherein you're trying to create something...

It's into the same bag as E.T. and Yoda, wherein you're trying to create something...