With humans you would say, "Don't stand over there." and that would probably work. With puppets, you can't stand over there because you would see the guy underneath. So it is a lot of foreground stuff. — James Bobin Copy Share Image
Honestly, puppets themselves are actors effectively. The joy of puppetry is that it is very simple and low-fi, which I love. — James Bobin Copy Share Image
I love the idea of exploring the Victorian imagination and what Victorians thought the world of fantasy would look like. — James Bobin Copy Share Image
The Muppet Show is very much seen as an English thing. So for us in the U.K. it is one of the treasures of… — James Bobin Copy Share Image
The Muppets are always really positive when they come across adversity, and they always have the ability to see the good in people. — James Bobin Copy Share Image
My kids were always my test audience. I'd take home the dailies and show them what we'd been filming that day. — James Bobin Copy Share Image
As a director, obviously you should challenge yourself. It's important, because it's this thing that takes you away from your family for years. You… — James Bobin Copy Share Image
Inevitably in any work you do I think that there is a sense of continuity, and I like that. — James Bobin Copy Share Image
I am a great believer that your humor is developed at a very early age, and it doesn't ever change. You're basically the same… — James Bobin Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter if you're good at anything, just try your best. Then there's the idea that individually they're flawed but together they can… — James Bobin Copy Share Image