- Ronnie Burkett was born in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. He is known for The Thing (2011), The Secret of Roan Inish (1994) and Little Star (1994).
- He became interested in puppetry as a child, when he read a World Book Encyclopedia article about puppets. He had mentorships with veteran puppeteers, and took his own marionette shows on the road when he was 14.
- He is a marionette artist who has presented shows around the world, focusing on adult audiences.
- Puppetry is always thought of as for kids, and cute, little, soft, talking animals. And so I've spent the better part of two decades trying to wrest the form from that preconception.
- My dad would pack up the car with my stage and my gear, and drive me around to those lucrative $50 gigs. It's only since my dad passed away a year ago that I realized he probably lost a lot of money on gas and hotel rooms and things, while I pocketed the $50 cheque, but that was the beginning of [my career].
- I don't want my audience to be fat and pink and polite. I'm not a court jester for the rich.
- Some of my best crying was when witnessing incredible beauty, and my best laughter was in the most bizarre sadness.
- I am a good sponge. I watch what is going on around me and then I use it.
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