So many of my dreams were to actually be able to make a living of what I did as a hobby. Rick Baker More Quotes by Rick Baker More Quotes From Rick Baker I do what I did as a hobby as a kid, you know, and make a living at it. And I just feel like I'm one of the luckiest guys in the world 'cuz I get paid to make toys and play with them. Rick Baker guy play kids I've said this so many times but there's a magic when you have a really good actor in a really good makeup. Rick Baker makeup magic actors I can't tell you how many people would say to me as a teenager, 'Why don't you grow up and start thinking about getting a real job? Rick Baker teenager growing-up jobs I wanted to make sure to always stay current, try to find new material and stay with the modern techniques. Rick Baker modern technique trying I was born in 1950 and watched science fiction and horror movies on TV and was always really fascinated by them. Rick Baker horror tvs fiction It's a funny relationship that makeup artists have. I always feel kind of like a dentist. People look at me and think of pain. Rick Baker funny-relationship pain artist The problem I have with schools is, people are taught, 'This is how you do this.' They're not taught about why you do this. Rick Baker taught people school I don't want to be doing movies that I don't want to do. They take so much out of you. Rick Baker want I enjoy doing digital work. I enjoy sculpting digitally. I've had my digital sculptures on covers of the top digital magazines. Rick Baker sculpture magazines digital I feel like I have to top myself every film I do, and it gets hard. Rick Baker hard film feels I have always tried to stay current. Rick Baker currents I do fat people and these makeups are really hard to do, but I want to make monster movies. Rick Baker makeup want people When you're working on a movie you always hope that people will go for it and enjoy what you're doing. Rick Baker enjoy people I always wanted to make aliens that looked like '60s aliens. Rick Baker aliens wanted CGI has a lot of backlash now. I think it's just because there are so many people doing it. It's a tool and it's only as good as the people behind it. Rick Baker tools people thinking There are so many decisions in making a movie. Rick Baker decision When my parents died, it became clear to me that there was an end in sight. Death was never a real thing to me. And then when that happened I realized I only have so many years left, if I'm lucky. Rick Baker real sight years Usually people who are in my position, they run a company and they hire people and then they take the credit for it. Rick Baker credit running people It's fun doing new things. Rick Baker new-things fun When I do a mask, I do try to put a lot of character and a lot of expression into the sculpt. Rick Baker expression trying character
