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
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
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
I think my own strengths are in television production. Jim Henson productionstrengthtelevision 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
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
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
The most sophisticated people I know - inside they are all children. Jim Henson childinsidepeople Change image and share on social
When The Muppet Show ended, we all sat around and said, what kind of television show would we like to do. We felt the need these days are for some quality children's programming. Jim Henson childdayend Change image and share on social
If anything, there's a difference in working with color in England and the color in the US. Jim Henson colordifferenceengland Change image and share on social
