He told me I was the sixth person to come to him with the idea.

It's like a bedtime story for adults.

It was a different challenge for us.

Genius can probably run on ahead and seek out new ways. But the good artists who follow after genius - and I count myself among these - have to restore the lost connection once more.

People react differently to puppets than they do to human performers: they become more playful, more open.

I do not want to die... until I have faithfully made the most of my talent and cultivated the seed that was placed in me until the last small twig has grown.