Actually the copies of characters is something I don't particularly like to talk about in articles but just for your information, most characters there's only one. Jim Henson articlecharactercopy Change image and share on social
When I was a kid, I never saw a puppet show. I never played with puppets or had any interest in them. Jim Henson interestkidplay Change image and share on social
At the time of Polaroid - and I did a couple of other commercials just before I stopped doing that stuff - at that point I was at the level where they respect you and your opinion and all that sort of thing. Jim Henson commercialcouplelevel share on social
It has always been difficult to get Big Bird to be very pretty. Big Bird in England is much more gorgeous. Jim Henson bigbirddifficult Change image and share on social
We thought it would be fun to try to design a show that would work well internationally and so that' s what we're intending to do with Fraggle Rock, and we are indeed now selling it around the world. Jim Henson designfragglefun Change image and share on social
Yeah, we pretty much had a form and a shape by that time - a style - and I think one of the advantages of not having any relationship to any other puppeteer was that it gave me a reason to put those together myself for the needs of television. Jim Henson advantageformgive share on social
Well, Detroit Institute is kind of a key - probably the largest permanent collection of puppets in the US. Jim Henson collectiondetroitinstitute Change image and share on social
If you're doing a large, complicated character with radio controls, it might take a number of people several months to make it and if you're talking about a quick little hand puppet, it could be made in 2 days, so there's enormous range there, and no real easy generalities. Jim Henson charactercomplicatecontrol share on social
When I was young, my ambition was to be one of the people who made a difference in this world. My hope is to leave the world a little better for having been there. Jim Henson ambitiondifferencehope Change image and share on social
I think my own strengths are in television production. Jim Henson productionstrengthtelevision Change image and share on social
