It just happens that there is more employment for puppeteers in preschool television than anywhere else.

The reality of an actor's life is that we do not always have the luxury of choice. We take what comes to us.

When I decided to pursue a career as a Muppet Performer when I was in college, it was my hope to be able to play a wide range of Muppet characters in all areas and genres of television and film.

I am always interested in working and fun things like health insurance.

I've been proud to work on some really great children's shows, but they are not my only interest.

If singing a couple of songs in a benefit will help keep the Festival alive and known, well, how can I say no to that?

I still remember discovering the classic rock station when I was in high school and being totally blown away by it.

There are lots of stories in pop music, lots of lush orchestrations, lots of attention to detail. You just have to know where to find them. The best stuff is never overt.

Misery is the end of those with unbridled mouths.

Liberated souls are a rare commodity in this world. They are no better; it's just you, a little later, in the next act or in the next play.

The religion of the heart is as intimate as a wish breathed to the night sky.

Everything is painful, so why not be honest about the pain?

We all need the waters of the Mercy River. Though they don't run deep, there's usually enough, just enough, for the extravagance of our lives.

The Milkoviches are a much more extreme, much darker version of what the Gallaghers could be. The Gallaghers don't have a violent, sexually abusive, bigoted gangster for a father.

We surround ourselves with the true image of ourselves.

Never write a poem about anything that ought to have a poem written about it.

It's the admirer and the watcher who provoke us to all the inanities we commit.

It is a miracle a musical gets up because of all the different departments and how much it costs. It is a miracle.