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… — Jim Henson Copy Share Image
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… — Jim Henson Copy Share Image
It has always been difficult to get Big Bird to be very pretty. Big Bird in England is much more gorgeous. — Jim Henson Copy Share Image
Cara: *Flies* Gen: What? I don't have wings! Cara: Ofcourse not! You're a boy. — Jim Henson Copy Share Image
When The Muppet Show ended, we all sat around and said, what kind of television show would we like to do. We felt the… — Jim Henson Copy Share Image
[Kids] don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are. — Jim Henson Copy Share Image
It's into the same bag as E.T. and Yoda, wherein you're trying to create something that people will actually believe, but it's not so… — Jim Henson Copy Share Image
Nobody creates a fad. It just happens. People love going along with the idea of a beautiful pig. It’s like a conspiracy. — Jim Henson Copy Share Image
Yeah, I think we did the term Muppets before we got the show Sam and Friends - a few months after I started working. — Jim Henson Copy Share Image