I look back on my work and I think, 'Oh, why didn't I do that differently?' Frank Oz More Quotes by Frank Oz More Quotes From Frank Oz I've always wanted to do non-comedies, I've always done dramas, comedies, music, and I always like to bop around and do different things. Frank Oz differentdonedrama I've done TV for tons and tons of years, so I'm not crazy about doing more TV, but with films, all I want to do are different projects that aren't all the same. Frank Oz crazydifferentyears I just want to do good work. That's all I want to do. I don't have big aspirations like being the President of the United States, I just want to do good work. That's all. Frank Oz united-statespresidentwant I want to get into the theater. I really wanted to be a theater director, but I turned out to be a movie director. Frank Oz theaterwantdirectors 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. Frank Oz adventurebooktravel It seems Mark Saltzman was asked if Bert Ernie are gay. It's fine that Mark Saltzman feels Bert Ernie are. Bert Ernie're not, of course, but why that question ? Does it really matter ? Why the need to define people as only gay ? There's much more to a human being than just straightness or gayness. Frank Oz top-news I don't buy diamonds, I don't buy cars, but I enjoy travelling. I'm not a very possessive person as far as things go. Frank Oz diamondspersongoenjoy Always two there are, a master and an apprentice. Frank Oz masteralwaysapprenticetwo Oakland Technical High School. Like any high-school experience, it was ambiguous. I was shy with girls; I had friends, but there were times I didn't feel I had the right friends. My grades were only so-so. Frank Oz feelfriendsexperienceschool The more work I do, the more important it is to work with people I like - who are very talented. Frank Oz likeimportantworkpeople In order to be a star performer you have to have someone to play against. Frank Oz againstsomeoneyouplay The biggest problems with movies are expectations. Frank Oz biggestmoviesproblemsexpectations Well, Hollywood isn't made up of individual studio heads anymore. It's made of corporations. And corporations are looking for the bottom line. They don't want to take chances. They want the money back for stockholders. Frank Oz lookingbackmoneywant 'The Stepford Wives' was too big, and it was unsatisfying to do. Not that it was unsatisfying to do, but it was unsatisfying as a result because, as much as I loved parts of it, and I'm really proud of so much of it, the entire movie wasn't what I wanted it to be. It's my own fault; I didn't follow my instincts. Frank Oz lovedresultmy-ownproud I've rewritten a lot of the scripts I've done. 'Little Shop Of Horrors' was a complete rewrite, but I didn't touch the dialogue. Essentially, I'm a very good editor. Frank Oz touchgooddialoguedone I was born in Hereford, England, in 1944. We moved when they had an opportunity to get a visa, about 1950. My dad always thought Europe was a bit too small for him. He wanted to see the United States... The typical immigrant story. He wanted a better life for his children, too. He always tried to get the visa, and it didn't come up. Frank Oz dadopportunitylifechildren I never wanted to be a puppeteer. I stopped puppeteering when I was about 18. I puppeteered when I was eleven years old to 18 to make extra money to go to Europe, which I made half of and my parents gave me half. Frank Oz parentsnevermemoney I bought a tape recorder and some stuff and went to Europe for three months when I was 18. The puppeteering was only there as a hobby. I wanted to be a journalist. When I was 19, and after I had spent about a year in college, Jim Henson asked me to come out and try puppeteering for awhile. Frank Oz trymethreecollege The power of the 'Muppets,' and the popularity of these characters, is so iconic in people's lives that I had to distance myself from publicly. Not privately... Privately, hell, I'm with them for life, and I love these people. They're my second family. Frank Oz myselffamilylovelife I wouldn't like to be that famous, I value my privacy. Mind you, Miss Piggy enjoys every moment of it. If it were not for me, she would spend all her time in the limelight. Frank Oz memomentyoutime
