I decided that what I really wanted to do was go off and paint. Jim Henson decidepaintwant Change image and share on social
I've never felt any sense of competition with anybody, and we're all friends; we're all good friends. Jim Henson competitionfeltfriend Change image and share on social
Yeah, well when I first started working, it was $5 a show; it was probably a little higher by the time I got to my own show, but I remember that they put me under contract at $100 a week, which to me was really an astronomical price. Jim Henson astronomicalcontracthigh share on social
Somebody like a Piggy or a Kermit, there needs to be several versions and so there will be several of them. Jim Henson kermitpiggyversion Change image and share on social
It's into the same bag as E.T. and Yoda, wherein you're trying to create something that people will actually believe, but it's not so much a symbol of the thing, but you're trying to do the thing itself. Jim Henson bagcreatepeople share on social
At the University of Maryland, my first year I started off planning to major in art because I was interested in theatre design, stage design or television design. Jim Henson artdesigninterest Change image and share on social
My hope still is to leave the world a bit better than when I got here. Jim Henson bitehopeleave Change image and share on social
I was very interested in theatre, mostly in stage design. I did a little bit of acting. Jim Henson actbitedesign Change image and share on social
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 backstagecollegefairly share on social
I do remember doing shows strictly in black and white, too, so you're right. Jim Henson blackremembershow Change image and share on social
