I believe that life is basically a process of growth-that we go through many lives, choosing those situations and problems that we will learn through.

Do everything at 100 percent of its potential and never accept second best.

I've always tried to present a positive view of the world in my work. It's so much easier to be negative and cynical and predict doom for the world than it is to try and figure out how to make things better. We have an obligation to do the latter.

When The Muppet Show ended, we all sat around and said, what kind of television show would we like to do. We felt the need these days are for some quality children's programming.

The attitude you have as a parent is what your kids will learn from more than what you tell them. They don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.

Somebody like a Piggy or a Kermit, there needs to be several versions and so there will be several of them.

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