Character Quote by Jim Henson

And with puppets, especially in our company, we sort of demand a very high standard of puppetry, so it's a real technical skill.

— Brian Henson

Usually, about two years of work go into each illusion, whether it's big or small. Two years of work on each five-minute piece.

— David Copperfield

I have to control my mouth - and that's hard enough - and then I have to manipulate the puppet and make it look…

— Darci Lynne Farmer

It takes two years on the stage for an actor or an actress to learn how to speak correctly and to manage his voice…

— D. W. Griffith

The joy of puppetry is that it is very simple and low-fi, which I love.

— James Bobin

Basically we're puppeteers and if you're there and you're in the character, the puppet is going to look good. It's going to breath life…

— Andy Serkis

Maybe from now on puppets can do the parts

— Helena Bonham Carter

I always say it takes three weeks to know a character and three months to own it. And I think that's probably true of…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

You know, working with puppets - there is just something about it. Because the puppet takes on its own personality.

— John Pinette

When you're doing a play that's fully produced, you have the benefit of rehearsing for four or five weeks, so you really get to…

— Carrie Preston

Television and movies just take so long. If you pitch a show or develop a project, it can be a year before your show…

— Chris Hardwick

I set up a system for myself where I work on a lot of pieces at once. I'll switch between them and keep working…

— Paul Madonna