A Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defense, never for attack.
Always two there are, a master and an apprentice.
As far as food goes, I'm pretty easy. I love Japanese food. I love meatloaf and mashed potatoes. I love spaghetti. I'm easy.
Clear your mind must be, if you are to discover the real villains behind this plot.
Girls and sports. That was the interest, mainly. I never wanted to be a puppeteer.
I do, yes, I do. Sick have I become. Old and weak. When nine hundred years old you reach, look as good you will not. Hmm?
I'd like to read a book sometime. I've never read a book before. That'd be an adventure. I understand they have pages and everything. Yeah, I've got to do that sometime.
In order to be a star performer you have to have someone to play against.
The biggest problems with movies are expectations.
The more work I do, the more important it is to work with people I like - who are very talented.
Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is.
Frank has directed two of his Star Wars cast mates in otherwise unrelated films: Ian McDiarmid (Palpatine/Darth Sidious) appeared in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) and Terence Stamp (Supreme Chancellor Valorum) appeared in Bowfinger (1999).
Frank is a recipient of the prestigious Connor Award, given by the brothers of the Phi Alpha Tau fraternity based out of Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. He is also an honourary brother of the fraternity.
Frank has appeared in many of director John Landis's films as a good luck charm of sorts. He didn't appear in Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) and Landis had a lot of bad luck during that film.
Oz is best known for his work as a puppeteer, performing with Jim Henson's Muppets. His characters have included 'Miss Piggy', 'Fozzie Bear', and 'Sam the Eagle' on "The Muppet Show", and 'Grover', Cookie Monster, and Bert on "Sesame Street", among many others. In addition to performing a variety of characters, Oz has been one of the primary collaborators responsible for the development of the "Muppets" over the last 30 years. Oz has performed as a Muppeteer in over 75 movies, video releases, and TV specials, as well as countless other public appearances, episodes of "Sesame Street", and other Jim Henson series. His puppetry work spans from 1969 to the present day.
The "Muppet" character 'Fozzie Bear' is actually not named after Frank Oz, as is widely believed. Fozzie is named after "Muppet" builder Faz Fazakas, who invented the device which enabled Fozzie to wiggle his ears.
Kermit asks the "Wizard of Oz" if he is related to Frank Oz in "The Muppets' Wizard of Oz" {2005}.
On "Sesame Street", Frank Oz performed Bert, Grover, and Cookie Monster, as well as many minor characters, including Lefty the Salesman. He was also offered the role of Big Bird, but because of his experience as The LaChoy Dragon, he turned down the role. According to the book "Sesame Street Unpaved," during the shows early years he was in almost every sketch, but by 1998 he only appeared on the "Sesame Street" set four days a year, performing nearly 15 sketches with his characters during those four days.
Frank joined the "Muppets Inc" in 1963.
After Jim Henson's death, Frank put a reference to Jim in every movie he directed.
The only reason why Frank voiced Yoda in "Star Wars", is because Jim Henson recommended him to George Lucas.
Frank was replaced by John Lithgow in the radio adaptations of "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi".
Frank Oz: "If you look at a lot of the pieces on the "Muppet Show" that came from Jim, there was a tremendous sweetness about them, and that's unique to Jim. Jim was never wimpy. He had a strength to his sweetness...that was great."
Frank directed "The Fantastic Miss Piggy Show" (1982) (TV).
Frank directed the movie "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" (1988).
Frank directed the movie "The Stepford Wives" (2004).
Frank was in the movie "Trading Places" (1983) as Corrupt Cop.
Frank was in the movie "Labyrinth"(1986) as The Wiseman.
Frank is 6'2" (1.88 m).
Frank Oz was the voice of Yoda In "Star Wars."
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