There was a little afternoon show that was called Afternoon. Back in those days in television, most local stations had a midday show for housewives that had a series of things. It was like a variety show for midday.

Yeah, I think we did the term Muppets before we got the show Sam and Friends - a few months after I started working.

I know I drive some people crazy with what seems like ridiculous optimism, but it has always worked for me.

A film is not done by one person. It's done by a lot of people. I love this whole collaborative aspect. When it works well, you end up with something better than any of us started out to do.

I decided that what I really wanted to do was go off and paint.

[Kids] don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.

NBC was trying to convert all of their local programming to color right away to encourage the sale of the sets, so I barely remember working in black and white, although I do know that I did do it, but there was not a major difference, though.