“Big Bird went through his very human kind of struggles as a child. No ...” — Caroll Spinney Quote

Big Bird went through his very human kind of struggles as a child. No other children's character has been that complete and detailed.

I found out animation is incredibly boring. You draw and draw and draw, and it's only a few seconds done in a week.

I see no reason to quit. I can't imagine walking away from being Big Bird. I mean, that's an awfully good job that there's not too many of them. So I just want to keep doing it till I can't do it anymore.

I was suffering a divorce, and I was very unhappy because my children were very young. It hit me when a woman, a fan, was chatting with me. She was pleased to meet Big Bird because her children liked him and liked the show, but she didn't know that my face was streamed with tears.

Basting is evil. Basting does nothing for the meat. Why? Skin. Skin is designed to keep stuff out of the bird, so basting just lets heat out of the oven. That means the turkey will take longer to cook... so don't touch that door!

I think it's really good for a family or children to have a dog, cat, bird or whatever to grow up with.

I've got to give Larry Bird his due; he was a great player. He knew the game and he was smart.

Sadly, bird illustration has always been an under-appreciated art.

Marriage, as an institution, is as dead as the dodo bird.