“Tutto si appesantisce se non ridi di te stesso.”
If you don't laugh at yourself, everything becomes heavy.
James Maury Henson, detto Jim , è stato un regista e produttore cinematografico statunitense, celebre per essere l'inventore dei Muppets. Egli viene considerato il più influente e bravo innovatore burattinaio della storia televisiva del suo paese. È stato burattinaio di molti Muppets, tra cui Kermit la Rana del Muppet Show e Ernie di Sesame Street.
“Tutto si appesantisce se non ridi di te stesso.”
If you don't laugh at yourself, everything becomes heavy.
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.
I think it's good to be your own person. But individuality is a mixed blessing. People who are "different" are isolated.
“È una storia d'avventura, ma certamente non del nostro mondo.”
It's an adventure story. But it's definitely not in our world.
“Volevo girare un film dove le creature non ci assomigliassero.”
I wanted to do a film where the creatures didn't look like us.
“La gente non dovrebbe aspettarsi i Muppet perché non sono presenti. Questo è qualcos'altro.”
People shouldn't come expecting to see the Muppets because they are not here. This is something else.
“Ho sempre sentito di non far parte delle cose in generale. Ne sono sempre stato al di fuori.”
I always felt that I was not a part of things in general. I've always been outside of things.
“Ho sempre pensato che i film di fantascienza ambientati nel nostro mondo suonassero falsi.”
I've always thought that science fiction films set in our world have always rung false.
Even as a kid, I felt isolated. Isolation makes you sensitive. As a kid, I felt I was the only person who was like that. But there's a good side to isolation. It makes you sensitive, and sensitivity is part of the creative process.
Henson on the motivation behind Fraggle Rock
Interview with Associated Press (1987)
Interview with Associated Press (1986)
Interview with The Boston Globe (1989)
Interview about The Dark Crystal (1982)
“Frankly, I'm a lot more comfortable if I'm wearing a puppet.”
Interview with Copley News Service (1976)
“If any-thing, there's a difference in working with color in England and the color in the U. S.”
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Interview with Judy Harris (1982)
Interview with Associated Press (1984)
“I've always thought that science fiction films set in our world have always rung false.”
Interview about The Dark Crystal (1982)
“I really began to appreciate puppetry [while doing Sam and Friends].”
Interview with Associated Press (1984)
Interview with Associated Press (1984)
“I do remember doing shows strictly in black and white, too.”
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Interview with Judy Harris (1982)
“Puppets have the same sort of graceful aging that cartoon characters have.”
Interview with Associated Press (1986)
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/,
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Interview with Associated Press (1986)
“I wanted to do a film where the creatures didn't look like us.”
Interview about The Dark Crystal (1982)
“With puppets, I don't think you should try to duplicate what humans do. It can cause problems.”
Interview with Associated Press (1984)
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.”
Interview with The Boston Globe (1989)
Henson on the motivation behind Fraggle Rock
Interview with Associated Press (1987)
In response to Don Freeman's question: "Is the puppeteer a shy actor?"
Interview with Copley News Service (1976)
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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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).
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“The whole idea with the show from the start was to go international.”
Interview with Associated Press (1984)
“It's an adventure story. But it's definitely not in our world.”
Interview about The Dark Crystal (1982)