Steve Whitmire (Steven Lawrence Whitmire) Quotes

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.

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• 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.

  

  Steve Whitmire
  • Character
  • Idea
  • Flattered