Jim Henson: Trending quotes (page 4)

Jim Henson

Interview about The Dark Crystal (1982)

“I think it's good to be your own person. But individuality is a mixed blessing. People who are 'different' are isolated.”

Jim Henson

Interview with The Boston Globe (1989)

People , Thinking , Personality

“The puppets in 'Dark Crystal' were very complicated, and some quite unpleasant. In that movie, I think we got into areas a bit too realistic.”

Jim Henson

Interview with Associated Press (1984)

Thinking

“When you trick people into laughing at themselves, that's wit. If you don't laugh at yourself, everything becomes heavy.”

Jim Henson

Interview with The Boston Globe (1989)

People

“There's great value in being able to step back and laugh at yourself, at life and at attitudes. Laughter helps you put everything into perspective.”

Jim Henson

Interview with The Boston Globe (1989)

Life , Laughter , Help

“Many creative people have a certain degree of dissatisfaction with the status quo, the established way. If you look at things differently, you are thought of as 'different.' In turn, 'different' people are thought to be 'mad.”

Jim Henson

Interview with The Boston Globe (1989)

People , Way , Madness

“I know parents are often concerned: 'Oh, no, I wouldn't take my kids into the studio because it would destroy all their illusions.”

Jim Henson

It's a fairly adult concept.
Interview with Associated Press (1987)

Parent

“It has always been difficult to get Big Bird to be very pretty. Big Bird in England is much more gorgeous.”

Jim Henson

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Interview with Judy Harris (1982)

Bird

“I was very interested in theatre—mostly in stage design but I did a little bit of acting.”

Jim Henson

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Interview with Judy Harris (1982)

“I've never felt any sense of competition with anybody, and we're all friends. We're all good friends.”

Jim Henson

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Interview with Judy Harris (1982)

Sense

“The people who worked for Jim felt like family and he treated them like family.”

Jim Henson

About, "Jim Henson's Muppets legacy lives on 25 years after his death" by Bill Prady

Family , People

“Jim giggled when he laughed. His sense of humor could be sly and wicked.”

Jim Henson

About, "Jim Henson's Muppets legacy lives on 25 years after his death" by Bill Prady

Sense

“Henson was an innovator from the start: At a time when many TV puppets relied on wood and strings, he opted for softer materials like felt and foam. This enabled his creations to express a range of emotions, unlike, say, an eternally grinning Howdy Doody.”

Jim Henson

About, "Flashback: Remembering Jim Henson, 25 Years After His Death" by Whitney Matheson

Time

“Henson gave his creations such vivid personalities, wit and expressions it was easy to believe each had a beating heart beneath the felt.”

Jim Henson

About, "Flashback: Remembering Jim Henson, 25 Years After His Death" by Whitney Matheson

Personality , Heart

“His faith in humanity began from an acknowledgement of limitation, not an illusion about perfectibility. He knew that joy flowed from honesty, rather than around it—sound familiar? In a similar way, Christians, whose identity is found apart from our ever-changing and often hopeless abilities and attributes, are free to laugh at ourselves. This is part and parcel of Christian joy.”

Jim Henson

About, "The Gospel According to Jim Henson" by David Zahl

Faith , Perfection , Joy , Way

“Silliness, in fact, is where Henson shone. It kept the feel-/do-good-ism from ever succumbing to the piety of political correctness.”

Jim Henson

About, "The Gospel According to Jim Henson" by David Zahl

Feeling

“Henson was, by all accounts, a bit of a saint. Read any biography of the man, and you will walk away almost suspicious of his overwhelming decency and personal integration, his unfailing optimism and boundless energy. What made the biggest impression on those around him was apparently not his astounding creativity, but the passionate and compassionate way he lived his life.”

Jim Henson

About, "The Gospel According to Jim Henson" by David Zahl

Optimism , Reading , Personality , Passion

“Many creative people have a certain degree of dissatisfaction with the status quo, the established way. If you look at things differently, you are thought of as 'different.”

Jim Henson

In turn, 'different' people are thought to be 'mad.'
Interview with The Boston Globe (1989)

People , Way