I couldn't do ventriloquism. I don't have any interest in s… - Jim Henson

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I couldn't do ventriloquism. I don't have any interest in splitting myself in two, the way a ventriloquist does — half-himself, half the dummy on his knee.

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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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