I was very interested in theatre, mostly in stage design. I did a little bit of acting. Jim Henson More Quotes by Jim Henson More Quotes From Jim Henson I don't resent working long hours. I shouldn't- I'm the one who set up my life this way. I love to work. It's the thing that I get the most satisfaction out of-nd probably what I do best. Not that I don't enjoy days off. I love vacations and loafing around. But I think much of the world has the wrong idea of working. It's one of the good things in life. The feeling of accomplishment is more real and satisfying than finishing a good meal- or looking at one's accumulated wealth. Jim Henson vacationrealthinking Well, Detroit Institute is kind of a key - probably the largest permanent collection of puppets in the US. Jim Henson detroitpuppetskeys Television is basically teaching whether you want it to or not. Jim Henson teachingwanttelevision 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 realnumberscharacter 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 collegeyearsschool Yeah, well when I first started working, it was $5 a show; it was probably a little higher by the time I got to my own show, but I remember that they put me under contract at $100 a week, which to me was really an astronomical price. Jim Henson littlesrememberfirsts If anything, there's a difference in working with color in England and the color in the US. Jim Henson differencesenglandcolor 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 tryingbelievepeople NBC was trying to convert all of their local programming to color right away to encourage the sale of the sets, so I barely remember working in black and white, although I do know that I did do it, but there was not a major difference, though. Jim Henson nbcblack-and-whitecolor I think my own strengths are in television production. Jim Henson my-owntelevisionthinking 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 designyearsart I know that I personally have felt quite happy because I've done what I wanted to do. I pursued my interests and have thus managed to combine my business with lots of fun. I guess my only advice is to do what you enjoy, and try to do your best with it. Jim Henson advicefuntrying I do remember doing shows strictly in black and white, too, so you're right. Jim Henson black-and-whiteshowsremember You're assisting the audience to understand; you're giving them a bridge or an access. And if you don't give them that, if you keep it more abstract, it's almost more pure. It's a cooler thing. Jim Henson abstractbridgesgiving Yeah, I think we did the term Muppets before we got the show Sam and Friends - a few months after I started working. Jim Henson muppetmonthsthinking Somebody like a Piggy or a Kermit, there needs to be several versions and so there will be several of them. Jim Henson piggyversionsneeds There was a little afternoon show that was called Afternoon. Back in those days in television, most local stations had a midday show for housewives that had a series of things. It was like a variety show for midday. Jim Henson afternoonlittlestelevision Actually the copies of characters is something I don't particularly like to talk about in articles but just for your information, most characters there's only one. Jim Henson copiesinformationcharacter I try hard not to judge anyone, and I try to bless everyone who is a part of my life, particularly anyone with whom I am having any problems Jim Henson problemjudgingtrying Cara: *Flies* Gen: What? I don't have wings! Cara: Ofcourse not! You're a boy. Jim Henson wingsboys
