Rick Baker
Rick Baker
Richard A. "Rick" Baker is an American special make-up effects creator known for his creature effects. Baker won the Academy Award for Best Makeup a record seven times from a record eleven nominations...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMakeup Artist
Date of Birth8 December 1950
CountryUnited States of America
film feels hard
I feel like I have to top myself every film I do, and it gets hard.
digital sculpture magazines
I enjoy doing digital work. I enjoy sculpting digitally. I've had my digital sculptures on covers of the top digital magazines.
aliens wanted
I always wanted to make aliens that looked like '60s aliens.
makeup people want
I do fat people and these makeups are really hard to do, but I want to make monster movies.
thinking people tools
CGI has a lot of backlash now. I think it's just because there are so many people doing it. It's a tool and it's only as good as the people behind it.
trying technique modern
I wanted to make sure to always stay current, try to find new material and stay with the modern techniques.
pain funny-relationship artist
It's a funny relationship that makeup artists have. I always feel kind of like a dentist. People look at me and think of pain.
school people taught
The problem I have with schools is, people are taught, 'This is how you do this.' They're not taught about why you do this.
makeup magic actors
I've said this so many times but there's a magic when you have a really good actor in a really good makeup.
jobs growing-up real
I can't tell you how many people would say to me as a teenager, 'Why don't you grow up and start thinking about getting a real job?
kids play guy
I do what I did as a hobby as a kid, you know, and make a living at it. And I just feel like I'm one of the luckiest guys in the world 'cuz I get paid to make toys and play with them.
television
I think you've been on television plenty, Ed,
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great knew loss obviously
What do you say to someone who's just experienced something like this? It's terrible, ... I knew Patrick and he was a really great young man. He had a lot of heart. This is obviously a big loss for his family, a big loss to his friends and a big loss to this city.