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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.

Jim Henson

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Jim Henson
Age: 53 †
Born: 1936
Born: September 24
Died: 1990
Died: May 16
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Television Director
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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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No, there's not much competition between puppeteers in general because everybody's working their own style.
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I've never felt any sense of competition with anybody, and we're all friends. We're all good friends.
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The attitude you have as a parent is what your kids will learn from more than what you tell them. They don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.
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I don't know exactly where ideas come from, but when I'm working well ideas just appear. I've heard other people say similar things - so it's one of the ways I know there's help and guidance out there. It's just a matter of our figuring out how to receive the ideas or information that are waiting to be heard.
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If you care about what you do and work hard at it, there isn't anything you can't do if you want to.
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Through dangers untold and hardships unnumbered I have fought my way here to the castle beyond the Goblin City to take back the child you have stolen, for my will is as strong as yours and my kingdom as great. You have no power over me!
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Follow your enthusiasm. It's something I've always believed in. Find those parts of your life you enjoy the most. Do what you enjoy doing.
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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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I don't want'a die... I have other plans!
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Music is an essential part of everything we do. Like puppetry, music has an abstract quality which speaks to a worldwide audience in a wonderful way that nourishes the soul.
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Take what you got and fly with it.
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The beauty of nature has been one of the great inspirations in my life.
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I guess I was wrong when I said I never promised anyone. I promised me.
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Only time can heal your broken heart. Just as only time can heal his broken arms and legs.
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Life is meant to be fun, and joyous, and fulfilling.
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