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I always like to write where I'm at in real life into whatever I'm working on. Bryan Lee O'Malley

Life Real Life Whatever Write Like Always Real Where Working

I've played Big Bird for over half my life, and now I'm in my 80s. It does feel older than 79. Someone said it's just a number, and I said, 'No, I genuinely feel older.' Caroll Spinney

Life Bird My Life Half Big Older Someone Feel Over Does Genuinely Said Than Just Now Played Number

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. Caroll Spinney

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

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

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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

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

Bird Big Learned Child Based

Oscar is the exact opposite of how I think you should behave. I just think of it as a negative view of the positive mind I have. Big Bird is sweet and nice and also sympathetic, as kids can identify with him even though he looks like such a bizarre character - great 8 feet 2 inches, a beak 18 inches long. Caroll Spinney

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A young bride can put on makeup at 6 in the morning and look fabulous at midnight. I have about a 15-minute window where I actually look good, and then I have to wash my face and start over. Cathy Guisewite

Good Morning Face Young Fabulous Window About Put Over Look Makeup Where Midnight Then Bride Wash Actually Start

I'm married, which means that instead of occasionally wondering about men from afar, I actually live with one and can be constantly astounded by the strange male brain. Cathy Guisewite

Strange Men Live Astounded Married Constantly About Instead Occasionally Afar Male Brain Wondering Which Means Actually

All parents believe their children can do the impossible. They thought it the minute we were born, and no matter how hard we've tried to prove them wrong, they all think it about us now. And the really annoying thing is, they're probably right. Cathy Guisewite

Imagine my surprise when, after a lifetime of teaching me to keep personal things to myself, Mom insisted my drawings were the start of a comic strip for millions of people to enjoy. Cathy Guisewite

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I'm more financially successful, but it just means the shopping blunders I make are bigger now. Cathy Guisewite

Shopping Financially More Make Just Bigger Blunders Successful Means Now

I have an office in my house and one about five minutes from my house. I worked solely out of my house for many years, but find, with children, that I have to be in a different ZIP code to think. Cathy Guisewite

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I'd love to see more equal representation of female and male cartoonists on the comics page. Cathy Guisewite

Love See Cartoonists More Equal Female Comics Male Representation Page

A lot of married people certainly have wonderful relationships with their dogs, but when you're single and your dog is the only other living thing in your house, it's a really special relationship which I wanted CATHY to have. Cathy Guisewite

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Generally, I liked feeling able to connect with millions of women on a very deep level. It felt special that women especially would cut out my strip and place it on a refrigerator. Cathy Guisewite

Women Feeling Strip Out Would Able Generally Liked Felt Very Refrigerator Place Cut Special Connect Deep Level Millions

I wanted Cathy and Irving to actually say 'I do' and be pronounced husband and wife on Feb. 5, which is my mom's birthday. Cathy Guisewite

Mom Birthday Husband And Wife Wife Husband Say Cathy Wanted Which Actually

Try not to have a good time... this is supposed to be educational. Charles M. Schulz

Time Good Try Good Time Supposed Educational

No problem is too big to run away from. Charles M. Schulz

Problem Big Too Run No Problem Away

Aunt Marion was right... Never marry a musician, and never answer the door. Charles M. Schulz

Marion Musician Marry Never Answer Aunt Door Right

Alan Moore does have a sheen of class. He's a smart guy, and I'm sure there was a metaphoric level, I'm not denying that, but let's face it. the main reason he was doing a super-hero comic was because he was working for a super-hero comic book company. Chester Brown

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