Quotes

[on the enduring appeal of Lambchop] I don't contemplate these things. I'm very intuitive and instinctive about what I do. There's a story about a man with a long beard. Somebody asked him one day, "Do you sleep with your beard outside of the blanket or under the blanket?" and from that moment on he didn't sleep! He kept watching where his beard was. What I do works and I'm not analytic.

All fantasy is about exploring facets of your personality that aren't surface, facets not dealt with in everyday life. When you deal with a puppet, you're allowing a sub-personality to emerge and create itself. You don't create it; it does what it wants to do. You know how you hear writers say the character takes over? Well, if the puppet doesn't take over, the puppet isn't worth doodley-squat!

[about MTV] I can sit and watch it for hours. I love rap, when the lyrics aren't foul. I like a lot of rock and country. And I like zappy, high-energy visuals.

[on "Lamb Chop's Play-Along" being an anti couch potato show] This is totally an audience participation program. The audience gets to participate physically, vocally, musically and imaginatively. They get to join in the songs, the games, the stories. They get to hop along and sing along and count along.