Jim Henson: Trending quotes (page 3)

Tanya Lopez, senior vice president of original movies for A+E Networks — cited in: October 17, 2015, United Press International, 'Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow' to air on Lifetime this November, July 9, 2015, Karen Butler, August 25, 2015, https://web.archive.org/web/20150825182444/http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2015/07/09/Jim-Hensons-Turkey-Hollow-to-air-on-Lifetime-this-November/2971436466697/ http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2015/07/09/Jim-Hensons-Turkey-Hollow-to-air-on-Lifetime-this-November/2971436466697/,
About

People , Imagination

“In actuality, Muppets was a word we just coined. It was merely to be the name of our act…. I used to say to people that it was a combination of 'marionettes' and 'puppets.'… But then I stopped telling this lie, and I'm back to the truth: It just came out of midair.”

Jim Henson

Interview with Associated Press (1986)

People , Truth , Lie

“I wanted to do a film where the creatures didn't look like us.”

Jim Henson

Interview about The Dark Crystal (1982)

“Personally, I prefer working in the background.”

Jim Henson

Interview with Copley News Service (1976)

Personality

“With puppets, I don't think you should try to duplicate what humans do. It can cause problems.”

Jim Henson

Interview with Associated Press (1984)

Problem , Thinking

“With 'The Muppet Show' we used to play with a lot of different styles. That's what it was: a variety thing.”

Jim Henson

Interview with Associated Press (1984)

“I always felt that I was not a part of things in general. I've always been outside of things.”

Jim Henson

Interview with The Boston Globe (1989)

Parting

“We started off with this fairly grand concept of, if you were to tackle it at a children's level, eliminating war. What would you do?”

Jim Henson

Henson on the motivation behind Fraggle Rock
Interview with Associated Press (1987)

War , Children

“There must be a lot of shy actor in puppeteering. His work is the puppeteer's statement. It's his outlet. If I had to face the audience myself, as Jim Henson, I'm sure I'd be just a bit shy. But when it's your puppets that face the audience, it's different. That I can do very easily.”

Jim Henson

In response to Don Freeman's question: "Is the puppeteer a shy actor?"
Interview with Copley News Service (1976)

“What do we want our children to get from Henson’s work? The same thing we learned from it. The philosophy of a gentle dreamer. The message that was encapsulated in “The Rainbow Connection” – the one about the “The lovers, the dreamers, and me.” It’s the idea that life is about making a difference, a positive change. And we’ve all heard it, even the Howard Roarks among us, calling our names.”

Jim Henson

Elizabeth Hyde Stevens, "Millennials just don’t get it! How the Muppets created Generation X" http://www.salon.com/2014/04/06/millennials_just_dont_get_it_how_the_muppets_created_generation_x/, Salon (April 6, 2014)
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Life , Children , Lovers , Idea

“With Big Bird we knew we wanted to do a large, a great big character. He should represent a child so he can make the kinds of mistakes that kids make, and talk about it and be out front about that.”

Jim Henson

Interview with Associated Press (1986)

Bird

“What Jim wanted to do, and it was totally his vision, was to get back to the darkness of the original Grimm’s fairy tales. He thought it was fine to scare children. He didn’t think it was healthy for children to always feel safe.”

Jim Henson

Frank Oz, as quoted in Q&A: Frank Oz on Henson, “Dark Crystal” and the Kwik Way http://blog.sfgate.com/parenting/2007/06/28/qa-frank-oz-on-henson-dark-crystal-and-the-kwik-way/, SFGate, (June 28, 2007).
About

Children , Feeling , Thinking

“The whole idea with the show from the start was to go international.”

Jim Henson

Interview with Associated Press (1984)

Idea

“It's an adventure story. But it's definitely not in our world.”

Jim Henson

Interview about The Dark Crystal (1982)

World