25 Quotes by Caroll Spinney

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.'

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

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.

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

Show your true colors. Mine is yellow. – BIG BIRD.

Always start the day with a smile – that way you get it over with. – OSCAR THEGROUCH.

The most important lesson I’ve learned is that first you have to dream, and then you have to believe in your dreams. That is the only way for them to come true.