--- title: "23 Jim Henson Quotes by 18 authors" description: "Browse 23 Jim Henson quotes by 18 authors. Discover the best Jim Henson sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e8/terri-windling-8504_fans_i-was-a-great-fan-of-jim-henson-2965143_2965143.png" --- > [I was a great fan of Jim Henson.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terri-windling/i-was-a-great-fan-of-jim-henson/) [Terri Windling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terri-windling/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e8/terri-windling-8504_fans_i-was-a-great-fan-of-jim-henson-2965143_2965143.png) > [Jim (Henson) should have \*\*\*\*in¿ fired me several times...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-oz/jim-henson-should-have-in-fired-me-several-times/) [Frank Oz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-oz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc1/frank-oz-13874_funny_jim-henson-should-have-in-fired-me-sever_1840170.jpg) > [Jim Henson was an absolute genius.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-brigstocke/jim-henson-was-an-absolute-genius/) [Marcus Brigstocke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-brigstocke/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/312/marcus-brigstocke-14795_absolute_jim-henson-was-an-absolute-genius-272830_2728303.jpg) > [Personally, I think Jim Henson said it best when he said "Anybody got an aspiren? I think I've got a cold."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-leary/personally-i-think-jim-henson-said-it-best-when-he-said-anybody-got/) [Denis Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-leary/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8db/denis-leary-1350_humor_personally-i-think-jim-henson-said-it-be_1345444.png) > [This is certainly the raunchiest, if you use that word, raunchy. The roots of Jim Henson, though, was adult comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/this-is-certainly-the-raunchiest-if-you-use-that-word-raunchy-the/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/480/brian-henson-10923_adults_this-is-certainly-the-raunchiest-if-you_2119252.jpg) > [Personally, I think Jim Henson said it best when he said "Anybody got an aspirin? I think I've got a cold."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-leary/personally-i-think-jim-henson-said-it-best-when-he-said-anybody-got-2/) [Denis Leary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-leary/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d55/denis-leary-1350_aspirin_personally-i-think-jim-henson-said-it-be_3095779.png) > [Jim Henson was the only piece of fan mail I ever wrote when I was a little kid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-patrick-harris/jim-henson-was-the-only-piece-of-fan-mail-i-ever-wrote-when-i-was-a/) [Neil Patrick Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-patrick-harris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f87/neil-patrick-harris-2281_fan-mail_jim-henson-was-the-only-piece-of-fan-mai_1262097.png) > [“I don't know where the ideas come from. It's just a matter of us figuring out how to receive the ideas waiting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-kay/i-don-t-know-where-the-ideas-come-from-it-s-just-a-matter-of-us/) [Patricia Kay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-kay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0da/patricia-kay-53258_jim-henson_i-don-t-know-where-the-ideas-come-from-i_1541653.jpg) > [I work with Yalda T. Uhls on my kids show, 'Dot.' Yalda ensures that Sprout, The Jim Henson Co. and the Industrial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/randi-zuckerberg/i-work-with-yalda-t-uhls-on-my-kids-show-dot-yalda-ensures-that/) [Randi Zuckerberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/randi-zuckerberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15a/randi-zuckerberg-4990_being_i-work-with-yalda-t-uhls-on-my-kids-show_2633005.jpg) > [I have always been a fan of Jim Henson, and I love his Creature Shop creations, the skill of the puppets and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/honeysuckle-weeks/i-have-always-been-a-fan-of-jim-henson-and-i-love-his-creature-shop/) [Honeysuckle Weeks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/honeysuckle-weeks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/986/honeysuckle-weeks-21221_always_i-have-always-been-a-fan-of-jim-henson-a_875012.jpg) > [We wanted to premiere it in New York, because New York is sort of the home of the Jim Henson Company and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/we-wanted-to-premiere-it-in-new-york-because-new-york-is-sort-of-the/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f5/brian-henson-10923_company_we-wanted-to-premiere-it-in-new-york-bec_3202858.jpg) > [ No one employed \[ chaos\] better than Jim Henson, by the way, on The Muppets. He had all these chicken Muppets that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/no-one-employed-chaos-better-than-jim-henson-by-the-way-on-the/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b3/ed-helms-4996_chaos_no-one-employed-chaos-better-than-jim-he_1233796.png) > [There's not one major greatest influence on my career. It would be film and great artists and great imagineers - Jim Henson,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zac-posen/there-s-not-one-major-greatest-influence-on-my-career-it-would-be/) [Zac Posen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zac-posen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06b/zac-posen-4735_artist_there-s-not-one-major-greatest-influence_2576403.jpg) > [My siblings and I, we were raised on TV and films. Not a day went by that we weren't watching one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/teddy-sears/my-siblings-and-i-we-were-raised-on-tv-and-films-not-a-day-went-by/) [Teddy Sears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/teddy-sears/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ae/teddy-sears-28325_animal_my-siblings-and-i-we-were-raised-on-tv-a_3105675.jpg) > [ “Jim \[Henson\] had written letters to his five children to be opened only after his death. Brian read from his. Jim wrote,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroll-spinney/jim-henson-had-written-letters-to-his-five-children-to-be-opened-only/) Caroll Spinney [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea0/caroll-spinney-226132_children_jim-henson-had-written-letters-to-his-fi_323472.jpg) > [I bought a tape recorder and some stuff and went to Europe for three months when I was 18. The puppeteering was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-oz/i-bought-a-tape-recorder-and-some-stuff-and-went-to-europe-for-three/) [Frank Oz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-oz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ed/frank-oz-13874_about_i-bought-a-tape-recorder-and-some-stuff_1448051.jpg) > [Jim Henson once allowed me to visit the Muppets on set and spent an entire day showing me how he and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-dini/jim-henson-once-allowed-me-to-visit-the-muppets-on-set-and-spent-an/) [Paul Dini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-dini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f3/paul-dini-4918_day_jim-henson-once-allowed-me-to-visit-the_2005578.png) > [ I don't know how many days I worked there \[on Star Wars\]. The thing I do remember was I somehow got a… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ratzenberger/i-don-t-know-how-many-days-i-worked-there-on-star-wars-the-thing-i-do/) [John Ratzenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ratzenberger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2e/john-ratzenberger-11869_caption_i-don-t-know-how-many-days-i-worked-ther_1332728.jpg) > ["Stuffed and Unstrung" started as a workshop, actually, classes within our company. We found that our puppeteers were not ad libbing as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/stuffed-and-unstrung-started-as-a-workshop-actually-classes-within/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e4/brian-henson-10923_ads_stuffed-and-unstrung-started-as-a-worksh_558332.jpg) > [ The scene \[in The Hangover\] where the tiger actually pops up behind us, that's actually a Jim Henson tiger puppet. The Jim… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-helms/the-scene-in-the-hangover-where-the-tiger-actually-pops-up-behind-us/) [Ed Helms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-helms/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbf/ed-helms-4996_behinds_the-scene-in-the-hangover-where-the-tige_379393.png) > [“ List of Artists Who Created Fantasy Worlds to Try and Cure Bouts of Sadness 1. Italo Calvino 2. Gabriel Garcia Marquez…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shane-jones/list-of-artists-who-created-fantasy-worlds-to-try-and-cure-bouts-of/) [Shane Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shane-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf7/shane-jones-42054_art_list-of-artists-who-created-fantasy-worl_91340.jpg) > [“Jim Henson's body was gone, and yet that powerful presence-that undefinable 'something' that compelled men to seek his appreciation and approval, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-jay-jones/jim-henson-s-body-was-gone-and-yet-that-powerful-presence-that/) [Brian Jay Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-jay-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/683/brian-jay-jones-43390_gratitude_jim-henson-s-body-was-gone-and-yet-that_1754924.jpg) > [“Here we are sitting at the Waldorf in a conference room... and in comes someone with long hair and wearing an outfit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-davis/here-we-are-sitting-at-the-waldorf-in-a-conference-room-and-in-comes/) [Michael Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/431/michael-davis-35675_bomb_here-we-are-sitting-at-the-waldorf-in-a_3089593.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/jim-henson/#itemlist", "name": "Jim Henson Quotes", "numberOfItems": 23, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was a great fan of Jim Henson.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Terri Windling" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terri-windling/i-was-a-great-fan-of-jim-henson/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e8/terri-windling-8504_fans_i-was-a-great-fan-of-jim-henson-2965143_2965143.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e8/terri-windling-8504_fans_i-was-a-great-fan-of-jim-henson-2965143_2965143.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e8/terri-windling-8504_fans_i-was-a-great-fan-of-jim-henson-2965143_2965143.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was a great fan of Jim Henson.” — Terri Windling", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Jim (Henson) should have ****in¿ fired me several times...", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Frank Oz" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-oz/jim-henson-should-have-in-fired-me-several-times/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc1/frank-oz-13874_funny_jim-henson-should-have-in-fired-me-sever_1840170.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc1/frank-oz-13874_funny_jim-henson-should-have-in-fired-me-sever_1840170.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc1/frank-oz-13874_funny_jim-henson-should-have-in-fired-me-sever_1840170.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Jim (Henson) should have ****in¿ fired me several times...” — Frank Oz", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Jim Henson was an absolute genius.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Marcus Brigstocke" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-brigstocke/jim-henson-was-an-absolute-genius/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/312/marcus-brigstocke-14795_absolute_jim-henson-was-an-absolute-genius-272830_2728303.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/312/marcus-brigstocke-14795_absolute_jim-henson-was-an-absolute-genius-272830_2728303.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/312/marcus-brigstocke-14795_absolute_jim-henson-was-an-absolute-genius-272830_2728303.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Jim Henson was an absolute genius.” — Marcus Brigstocke", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Personally, I think Jim Henson said it best when he said \"Anybody got an aspiren? 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