Jim Henson Quotes

American puppeteer (1936–1990)

James Maury "Jim" Henson (24 September, 1936 – 16 May, 1990) was an American puppeteer, artist, cartoonist, inventor, screenwriter, actor, film director, and producer.

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No time is wasted time

I don't know exactly where ideas come from, but when I'm working well ideas just appear. I've heard other people say similar things - so it's one of the ways I know there's help and guidance out there. It's just a matter of our figuring out how to receive the ideas or information that are waiting to be heard.

Peoples is peoples.
-Pete-

Yes, its one of the basic truths of the universe,....Things don't disappear. They just change, and change and change again.

In actuality, Muppets was a word we just coined. It was merely to be the name of our act. ... I used to say to people that it was a combination of 'marionettes' and 'puppets.' ... But then I stopped telling this lie, and I'm back to the truth: It just came out of midair.

I've never felt any sense of competition with anybody, and we're all friends. We're all good friends.

Here's some simple advice: Always be yourself. Never take yourself to seriously. And beware of advice from experts, pigs, and members of Parliament.

No, I don't believe we've ever designed a character around a person. Usually, we start out with a kind of personality.

If any-thing, there's a difference in working with color in England and the color in the U.S.

Someday we'll find it the rainbow connection, the lovers, the dreamers and me

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

There's not a word yet, for old friends who've just met.