No, there's not much competition between puppeteers in general because everybody's working their own style.
Jim HensonSomebody like a Piggy or a Kermit, there needs to be several versions and so there will be several of them.
Jim HensonIf our 'message' is anything, it's a positive approach to life. That life is basically good. People are basically good.
Jim HensonI don't resent working long hours. I shouldn't- I'm the one who set up my life this way. I love to work. It's the thing that I get the most satisfaction out of-nd probably what I do best. Not that I don't enjoy days off. I love vacations and loafing around. But I think much of the world has the wrong idea of working. It's one of the good things in life. The feeling of accomplishment is more real and satisfying than finishing a good meal- or looking at one's accumulated wealth.
Jim Henson