I never want to make a movie which is going to be CG filled, cold, and computerized.

Honestly, puppets themselves are actors effectively. The joy of puppetry is that it is very simple and low-fi, which I love.

There's a cyclical nature to what people like in the world. Through time, things come around again.

Inevitably in any work you do I think that there is a sense of continuity, and I like that.

My kids were always my test audience. I'd take home the dailies and show them what we'd been filming that day.

It doesn't matter if you're good at anything, just try your best. Then there's the idea that individually they're flawed but together they can do amazing things. I think that's a very nice message and it's not something you hit people over the head with. It just comes with The Muppets; it's what they're about. It's that kind of innocent try, try, try quality. And it also makes them underdogs. You can't help but support the underdog.

I think the children of Hollywood are more influential than the parents.