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Jim Henson Quotes

Jim Henson quotes

American Entertainer September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990

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At the University of Maryland, my first year I started off planning to major in art because I was interested in theatre design, stage design or television design. Jim Henson
Jim Henson quote: "If anything, there's a difference in working with color in..."
If anything, there's a difference in working with color in England and the color in the US. Jim Henson
Jim Henson quote: "My hope still is to leave the world a bit better than when I..."
My hope still is to leave the world a bit better than when I got here. Jim Henson
Jim Henson quote: "No, there's not much competition between puppeteers in general..."
No, there's not much competition between puppeteers in general because everybody's working their own style. Jim Henson
Jim Henson quote: "We see with our eyes. We know with our hearts. Outside...Inside."
We see with our eyes. We know with our hearts. Outside...Inside. Jim Henson
The most sophisticated people I know--inside they're all children. We never really loose a certain sense we had when we were kids. Jim Henson
Jim Henson quote: "If you care about what you do and work hard at it, there isn't..."
If you care about what you do and work hard at it, there isn't anything you can't do if you want to. Jim Henson
Jim Henson quote: "I do remember doing shows strictly in black and white, too, so..."
I do remember doing shows strictly in black and white, too, so you're right. Jim Henson
Jim Henson quote: "Well, Detroit Institute is kind of a key - probably the..."
Well, Detroit Institute is kind of a key - probably the largest permanent collection of puppets in the US. Jim Henson
Jim Henson quote: "I hope that something better comes along."
I hope that something better comes along. Jim Henson
It's into the same bag as E.T. and Yoda, wherein you're trying to create something that people will actually believe, but it's not so much a symbol of the thing, but you're trying to do the thing itself. Jim Henson
Yeah, I did some small parts in high school and the first year of college and then fairly soon thereafter I settled into the backstage scenery, and then at the University of Maryland I was doing posters for their productions. Jim Henson
Jim Henson quote: "The most sophisticated people I know - inside they are all..."
The most sophisticated people I know - inside they are all children. Jim Henson
If you're doing a large, complicated character with radio controls, it might take a number of people several months to make it and if you're talking about a quick little hand puppet, it could be made in 2 days, so there's enormous range there, and no real easy generalities. Jim Henson
As children, we all live in a world of imagination, of fantasy, and for some of us that world of make-believe continues into adulthood. Jim Henson

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