The most sophisticated people I've ever known had just one thing in common: they were all in touch with their inner children.

I spend a few minutes in meditation and prayer each morning. I find that this really helps me to start the day with a good frame of reference. As part of my prayers, I thank whoever is helping me - I'm sure that somebody or something is - I express gratitude for all my blessings and try to forgive the people that I'm feeling negative toward. I try hard not to judge anyone, and I try to bless everyone who is part of my life, particularly anyone with whom I am having any problems.

Certainly I've lived my whole life through my imagination. But the world of imagination is there for all of us--a sense of play, of pretending, of wonder. It's there with us as we live.

Music is an essential part of everything we do. Like puppetry, music has an abstract quality which speaks to a worldwide audience in a wonderful way that nourishes the soul.

Please watch out for each other and love and forgive everybody. It's a good life, enjoy it.

My hope still is to leave the world a bit better than when I got here.

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