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I think there's an awful lot of me in Big Bird, but Oscar is pretty much - I think I know how he thinks because he thinks exactly the opposite of what I think is a good way to be.

~Caroll Spinney

Topics: Awful Awful Lot Because Big Bird Exactly Good Good Way He How Know Lot Me Much Opposite Oscar Pretty Think Thinks Way I Think

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When I got to New York, I had no place to sleep. The pay from 'Sesame Street' wasn't enough to rent an apartment. I was staying on people's couches. I stayed in the dressing room until they found out. I stayed with Jim Henson and his family for a week, and I wanted to do that permanently. I didn't dare ask, though.

~Caroll Spinney

Topics: Apartment Ask Dare Dressing Dressing Room Enough Family Found Got Had His Jim New New York Out Pay People Permanently Place Rent Room Sesame Sesame Street Sleep Stayed Staying Street Though Until Wanted Week York

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I was asked to be on 'The Colbert Report' last year as Big Bird and Oscar. But when we got there, we discovered they wanted both characters on at the same time. Stephen Colbert didn't know one man plays them both. We called Joey Mazzarino, our head writer, who's a very good puppeteer as well. He agreed to zip over and do Oscar.

~Caroll Spinney

Topics: Agreed Asked Big Bird Both Characters Discovered Good Got He Head Know Last Last Year Man Oscar Our Over Plays Puppeteer Report Same Same Time Them Time Very Wanted Well Writer Year Zip

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When I was eight, I bought my first puppet. It was a monkey, and I paid five cents for it. I collected some scrap wood and built myself a puppet theatre. I made 32 cents with my first show, which I thought was pretty good, and that's when I knew I would be a puppeteer when I grew up.

~Caroll Spinney

Topics: Bought Built Cents Collected Eight First Five Good Grew Knew Made Monkey Myself Paid Pretty Pretty Good Puppet Puppeteer Scrap Show Some Theatre Thought Up Which Wood Would

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The other puppeteers are really good, often when they are singing together, they go left, right, left... But if they are all moving to the left, I'm moving to the right. Big Bird and Oscar, that's okay, because they are individuals anyway.

~Caroll Spinney

Topics: Anyway Because Big Bird Go Good Individuals Left Moving Often Okay Oscar Other Really Right Singing Together

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I have a strong memory of my early childhood. I can remember life before I was two. I remember being toilet-trained like it was last week - and it wasn't last week.

~Caroll Spinney

Topics: Before Being Childhood Early Early Childhood Last Life Like Memory Remember Strong Two Week I Remember I Can

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Big Bird is based on what I learned as a child.

~Caroll Spinney

Topics: Based Big Bird Child Learned

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Most people don't hold a job for 45 years. They pass on or want to retire. I don't want to retire. My real goal is to do 50 years on 'Sesame Street,' and I only got 4-and-a-half years to go.

~Caroll Spinney

Topics: Go Goal Got Hold Job Most Only Pass People Real Retire Sesame Sesame Street Street Want Years

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I've learned to say, 'I'm a friend of Big Bird. He even taught me how to sound like him.'

~Caroll Spinney

Topics: Big Bird Even Friend He Him How Learned Like Me Say Sound Taught

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I know I don't own Big Bird, but I own his soul, I feel.

~Caroll Spinney

Topics: Big Bird Feel His Know Own Soul I Feel

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Cartoonist

Born: December 26th, 1933

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