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I was a great fan of Jim Henson.

Henson had never spoken to me about Kermit, but he had spoken to Frank Oz about the idea of me doing the character if he became too busy. I felt flattered.

The thing that got me closest to doing Kermit was remembering what Jim did when he was doing Kermit. When he would do Kermit, there were certain faces that he made. There was a certain way he stood, a certain kind of body language that he had.

I watched 'The Muppet Movie' obsessively. I can still pretty much say a lot of the lines and do a pretty mean Fozzie Bear.

I think of Mike Myers as the Buster Keaton of today. I think he's brought us something so special.

I'm a huge fan of Dustin Hoffman.

I would have loved to have met Buster Keaton.

I hated Woody Woodpecker and Scooby-Doo, but I was a cartoon freak.

Dustin Hoffman was the greatest. He had so much information to give and he mesmerized me. He really feels for actors who are just starting out and remembers his early days like they were yesterday.