You're assisting the audience to understand; you're giving them a bridge or an access. And if you don't give them that, if you keep it more abstract, it's almost more pure. It's a cooler thing.

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When I was young, my ambition was to be one of the people who made...

When I was young, my ambition was to be one of the people who made...

But with The Dark Crystal, instead of puppetry we're trying to go toward a sense...

But with The Dark Crystal, instead of puppetry we're trying to go toward a sense...

I've never felt any sense of competition with anybody, and we're all friends; we're all...

I've never felt any sense of competition with anybody, and we're all friends; we're all...

We thought it would be fun to try to design a show that would work...

We thought it would be fun to try to design a show that would work...

Well, Detroit Institute is kind of a key - probably the largest permanent collection of...

Well, Detroit Institute is kind of a key - probably the largest permanent collection of...

There was a little afternoon show that was called Afternoon. Back in those days in...

There was a little afternoon show that was called Afternoon. Back in those days in...

I decided that what I really wanted to do was go off and paint.

I decided that what I really wanted to do was go off and paint.

My hope still is to leave the world a bit better than when I got...

My hope still is to leave the world a bit better than when I got...

Yeah, we pretty much had a form and a shape by that time - a...

Yeah, we pretty much had a form and a shape by that time - a...

NBC was trying to convert all of their local programming to color right away to...

NBC was trying to convert all of their local programming to color right away to...

Actually the copies of characters is something I don't particularly like to talk about in...

Actually the copies of characters is something I don't particularly like to talk about in...

The most sophisticated people I know - inside they are all children.

The most sophisticated people I know - inside they are all children.

It's into the same bag as E.T. and Yoda, wherein you're trying to create something...

It's into the same bag as E.T. and Yoda, wherein you're trying to create something...

Yeah, well when I first started working, it was $5 a show; it was probably...

Yeah, well when I first started working, it was $5 a show; it was probably...

If you're doing a large, complicated character with radio controls, it might take a number...

If you're doing a large, complicated character with radio controls, it might take a number...

Yeah, I did some small parts in high school and the first year of college...

Yeah, I did some small parts in high school and the first year of college...

Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending.

Life's like a movie, write your own ending. Keep believing, keep pretending.

At the University of Maryland, my first year I started off planning to major in...

At the University of Maryland, my first year I started off planning to major in...

I was very interested in theatre, mostly in stage design. I did a little bit...

I was very interested in theatre, mostly in stage design. I did a little bit...

I do remember doing shows strictly in black and white, too, so you're right.

I do remember doing shows strictly in black and white, too, so you're right.