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

I was very interested in theatre, mostly in stage design. I did a little bit of acting.

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.

I know it's easier to portray a world filled with cynicism and anger, where problems are solved with violence...It's an easy out. What's a whole lot tougher is to offer alternatives, to present other ways conflicts can be resolved, and to show you can have a positive impact on your world. To do that, you have to put yourself out on a limb, take chances, and run the risk of being called a do-gooder.

It's a wonderful life and I love it.

When I was a kid, I never saw a puppet show. I never played with puppets or had any interest in them.

The only way the magic works is by hard work. But hard work can be fun.