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
eye thinking two
Sometimes we think of a creature like a person in a suit, but then you have limitations of two eyes and two legs - they have to see and breathe. I got more into puppetry because it offered more possibilities.
people generations television
So many people of my generation all grew up with that shock theater package on television of 'Frankenstein,' 'Wolfman,' 'Dracula,' 'Mummy,' all the Universal stuff.
character expression trying
When I do a mask, I do try to put a lot of character and a lot of expression into the sculpt.
fun new-things
It's fun doing new things.
real sight years
When my parents died, it became clear to me that there was an end in sight. Death was never a real thing to me. And then when that happened I realized I only have so many years left, if I'm lucky.
scary faces love-making
I love making scary faces, that's just how I grew up.
jobs people crew
I have a job that I truly love, and an enormous crew of people that can do things better than I can!
hate people important
I hate wasting time or money and that happens all the time for no good reason, and then people save money by skimping on the important things.
people enjoy
When you're working on a movie you always hope that people will go for it and enjoy what you're doing.
fun stuff
I do a lot of CG stuff for fun.
powerful mean reflection
The first time I made myself up, I was looking at my reflection in the mirror and it wasnt me looking back. It allowed me to do things I couldnt do as myself. I found out how powerful that was and how much that can mean to an actor.
fiction tvs horror
I was born in 1950 and watched science fiction and horror movies on TV and was always really fascinated by them.
dream able hobbies
So many of my dreams were to actually be able to make a living of what I did as a hobby.
rubber mask used
I used to have to save my allowances to buy a quart of rubber to make a mask, and it's how I spent all my free time.