--- title: "17 Shows Quotes By Brian Henson" description: "17 Shows quotes by Brian Henson. Plus more from Brian Henson and more Shows sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/143/brian-henson-10923_dad_really-initially-what-i-very-quickly-rea_1780663.jpg" --- > [Really, initially what I very quickly realized that I was loving about the show was, because it reminded me of when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/really-initially-what-i-very-quickly-realized-that-i-was-loving-about/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/143/brian-henson-10923_dad_really-initially-what-i-very-quickly-rea_1780663.jpg) > [I was 17, certainly by the time I was 19, I knew that show business was where I was going to end…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/i-was-17-certainly-by-the-time-i-was-19-i-knew-that-show-business-was/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c4/brian-henson-10923_business_i-was-17-certainly-by-the-time-i-was-19_1261507.jpg) > [We try to keep it a classy show, but it certainly is blue at times. And it all depends on the audience,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/we-try-to-keep-it-a-classy-show-but-it-certainly-is-blue-at-times-and/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/806/brian-henson-10923_audience_we-try-to-keep-it-a-classy-show-but-it-c_2821409.jpg) > [We're also irreverent, we have an irreverent attitude towards puppets, as well. So a lot of what we do is we're kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/we-re-also-irreverent-we-have-an-irreverent-attitude-towards-puppets/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59d/brian-henson-10923_absurdity_we-re-also-irreverent-we-have-an-irrever_502942.jpg) > [We took a show to the Aspen Comedy Festival, called "Puppet Up" at that point, and in Aspen we just did three…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/we-took-a-show-to-the-aspen-comedy-festival-called-puppet-up-at-that/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/968/brian-henson-10923_aspens_we-took-a-show-to-the-aspen-comedy-festi_170770.jpg) > [In the show, we have recreated two sketches that my dad had, or pieces that my dad had developed. One that he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/in-the-show-we-have-recreated-two-sketches-that-my-dad-had-or-pieces/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/619/brian-henson-10923_dad_in-the-show-we-have-recreated-two-sketch_2041164.jpg) > [And then after the success at Melbourne Comedy Festival, then we regrouped back in LA and we went back into workshopping and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/and-then-after-the-success-at-melbourne-comedy-festival-then-we/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc9/brian-henson-10923_bigger_and-then-after-the-success-at-melbourne_1091411.jpg) > [The show is probably 60 percent improvising and 40 percent not. So there's quite a bit of it that we do have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/the-show-is-probably-60-percent-improvising-and-40-percent-not-so/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecf/brian-henson-10923_bits_the-show-is-probably-60-percent-improvis_1051480.jpg) > [And so as a director, as a leader, and myself as a director and a leader, I kind of try to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/and-so-as-a-director-as-a-leader-and-myself-as-a-director-and-a/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12e/brian-henson-10923_can-do_and-so-as-a-director-as-a-leader-and-mys_1832709.jpg) > [There was a producer from the Aspen Comedy Festival who happened to be there, as a friend of a friend, and she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/there-was-a-producer-from-the-aspen-comedy-festival-who-happened-to/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe3/brian-henson-10923_aspens_there-was-a-producer-from-the-aspen-come_347490.jpg) > [we sent a troupe to Edinborough, and then in Edinborough, there was a producer from the Melbourne Comedy Festival, so we went…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/we-sent-a-troupe-to-edinborough-and-then-in-edinborough-there-was-a/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf5/brian-henson-10923_comedy_we-sent-a-troupe-to-edinborough-and-then_2467510.jpg) > ["Sesame Street" was really the first kid's show that my dad did. He did a couple of TV specials that were targeted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/sesame-street-was-really-the-first-kid-s-show-that-my-dad-did-he-did/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d2/brian-henson-10923_adults_sesame-street-was-really-the-first-kid-s_2029573.jpg) > [A puppet that starts to improvise badly is almost funnier than the puppet that's improvising well. So the show gets better when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/a-puppet-that-starts-to-improvise-badly-is-almost-funnier-than-the/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/558/brian-henson-10923_blessing_a-puppet-that-starts-to-improvise-badly_1798019.jpg) > [The first show that my dad and my mom did together was for, was a comedy series, a short form that went…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/the-first-show-that-my-dad-and-my-mom-did-together-was-for-was-a/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cf/brian-henson-10923_careers_the-first-show-that-my-dad-and-my-mom-di_3020345.jpg) > [And it was a whole lot of fun, and in many ways, what we've done with the show is just taken that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/and-it-was-a-whole-lot-of-fun-and-in-many-ways-what-we-ve-done-with/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ca/brian-henson-10923_dad_and-it-was-a-whole-lot-of-fun-and-in-man_951637.jpg) > [But the fact that most of the show you can't be prepared for, you have no idea really what's coming is initially…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/but-the-fact-that-most-of-the-show-you-can-t-be-prepared-for-you-have/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dec/brian-henson-10923_be-prepared_but-the-fact-that-most-of-the-show-you-c_1764120.jpg) > [I think initially it's terrifying because going into a show where, you know, "Oh, I'm going to be on stage for two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/i-think-initially-it-s-terrifying-because-going-into-a-show-where-you/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b8/brian-henson-10923_hours_i-think-initially-it-s-terrifying-becaus_1691208.jpg) ## Other authors on Shows ## More by Brian Henson > [So that's the challenge, you have a big technical aspect of what you're doing whilst you're creatively trying to improvise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/so-that-s-the-challenge-you-have-a-big-technical-aspect-of-what-you/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) > [I was already sort of mixing my science physics enthusiasm with entertainment and directing and puppetry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/i-was-already-sort-of-mixing-my-science-physics-enthusiasm-with/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) > [We took a show to the Aspen Comedy Festival, called "Puppet Up" at that point, and in Aspen we just did three shows, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/we-took-a-show-to-the-aspen-comedy-festival-called-puppet-up-at-that/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) > [So while you're trying to improvise, you're also trying to puppeteer, you're doing everything that you need to do to perform a puppet in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/so-while-you-re-trying-to-improvise-you-re-also-trying-to-puppeteer/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) > [So it's Rosemary Clooney - Rosemary? Rosemary Clooney, right? The singer? Yes. Clooney, doing, singing, "I've Grown Accustomed To Your Face," which is, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/so-it-s-rosemary-clooney-rosemary-rosemary-clooney-right-the-singer/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) > [And one of the funnest things was watching what they did before the director called action and after the director called cut. And they'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/and-one-of-the-funnest-things-was-watching-what-they-did-before-the/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) > [There was a producer from the Aspen Comedy Festival who happened to be there, as a friend of a friend, and she said, "I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/there-was-a-producer-from-the-aspen-comedy-festival-who-happened-to/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) > [We kind of lost a lot of that and puppeteers were sticking to the script and we thought everything needed to get a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/we-kind-of-lost-a-lot-of-that-and-puppeteers-were-sticking-to-the/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) > [We're also irreverent, we have an irreverent attitude towards puppets, as well. So a lot of what we do is we're kind of making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/we-re-also-irreverent-we-have-an-irreverent-attitude-towards-puppets/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) > ["Stuffed and Unstrung" started as a workshop, actually, classes within our company. We found that our puppeteers were not ad libbing as well as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/stuffed-and-unstrung-started-as-a-workshop-actually-classes-within/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) > [I try to emulate his approach of really get the most out of people by allowing them to experiment and certainly allowing people to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/i-try-to-emulate-his-approach-of-really-get-the-most-out-of-people-by/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) > [I'd say that that is a challenge, but it also is, again, it's helpful. It's helpful to have the discipline of, okay, I'm doing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/i-d-say-that-that-is-a-challenge-but-it-also-is-again-it-s-helpful-it/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) > [And again, we're kind of trying to be in that place, that's just so absurd and irreverent and hysterical and it's something that at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/and-again-we-re-kind-of-trying-to-be-in-that-place-that-s-just-so/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) > [The first big thing that I did with my dad was the bicycle sequence in "The Great Muppet Caper," where Kermit and Piggy are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/the-first-big-thing-that-i-did-with-my-dad-was-the-bicycle-sequence/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) > [The challenge is, well, there's a huge challenge, which is when you're improvising, you're meant to sort of clear your mind completely, just be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/the-challenge-is-well-there-s-a-huge-challenge-which-is-when-you-re/) [Brian Henson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-henson/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/shows/brian-henson/#itemlist", "name": "17 Shows Quotes By Brian Henson", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Really, initially what I very quickly realized that I was loving about the show was, because it reminded me of when I was a kid and I would visit the sets where my dad was shooting with the other puppeteers.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brian Henson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/really-initially-what-i-very-quickly-realized-that-i-was-loving-about/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/143/brian-henson-10923_dad_really-initially-what-i-very-quickly-rea_1780663.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/143/brian-henson-10923_dad_really-initially-what-i-very-quickly-rea_1780663.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/143/brian-henson-10923_dad_really-initially-what-i-very-quickly-rea_1780663.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Really, initially what I very quickly realized that I was loving about the show was, because it reminded me…” — Brian Henson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was 17, certainly by the time I was 19, I knew that show business was where I was going to end up, and I had my sights on being a director.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brian Henson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-henson/i-was-17-certainly-by-the-time-i-was-19-i-knew-that-show-business-was/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c4/brian-henson-10923_business_i-was-17-certainly-by-the-time-i-was-19_1261507.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c4/brian-henson-10923_business_i-was-17-certainly-by-the-time-i-was-19_1261507.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c4/brian-henson-10923_business_i-was-17-certainly-by-the-time-i-was-19_1261507.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was 17, certainly by the time I was 19, I knew that show business was where I was going to end up, and I…” — Brian Henson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We try to keep it a classy show, but it certainly is blue at times. 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