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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
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Jim Henson
Age: 53 †
Born: 1936
Born: September 24
Died: 1990
Died: May 16
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James Maury Henson
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(Lisa Henson about her father) He admired the job of the man who walks along the road picking up trash with a long stick. He thought that guy had a great job, walking along with a stick, enjoying the road, and doing only good in the world, with hundreds of small actions.
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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.
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A film is not done by one person. It's done by a lot of people. I love this whole collaborative aspect. When it works well, you end up with something better than any of us started out to do.
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Who said that every wish would be heard and answered when wished on an evening star? Somebody thought of it and someone believed it, and look what its done so far.
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If you take a character and you call him a frog, or like Rowlf, our dog, call him a dog, you immediately give the audience a handle.
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I believe that life is basically a process of growth-that we go through many lives, choosing those situations and problems that we will learn through.
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[Kids] don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.
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Somebody like a Piggy or a Kermit, there needs to be several versions and so there will be several of them.
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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.
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Please watch out for each other and love and forgive everybody. It's a good life, enjoy it.
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Watch out for each other. Love everyone and forgive everyone, including yourself. Forgive your anger. Forgive your guilt. Your shame. Your sadness. Embrace and open up your love, your joy, your truth, and most especially your heart.
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No, there's not much competition between puppeteers in general because everybody's working their own style.
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Take what you got and fly with it.
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I guess I was wrong when I said I never promised anyone. I promised me.
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It all ends in one of two ways: either someone gets eaten or something blows up.
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I decided that what I really wanted to do was go off and paint.
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There's not a word yet, for old friends who've just met.
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.
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Life is meant to be fun, and joyous, and fulfilling.
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I hope that something better comes along.
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