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
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When I was in Famous Monsters as 'Rick Baker, Monster Maker,' I'd made it, that was the most famous I ever felt.
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Mr. Helm taking credit for taking down the barricades is like Al Gore claiming credit for the Internet, ... It's simply not true.
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I have a responsibility to make sure my citizens are protected. That goes beyond the legal mandate,
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People have been asking for this post office for more than 50 years, ... It just wasn't able to be done. It was very hard to do.
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It happened so fast, and in the dark, that nobody knows what happened.
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I think you've been on television plenty, Ed,
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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.
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Grinch had so many people in make up - virtually everybody. We had about 100 people a day for five months. And every day we would use 100 sets of appliances.
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Very early in my career, I became disappointed with the limitations of make up. There's only so much you can build up on some people before it stops looking believable and starts looking like a mask. You're also limited by the face that you're working with. If you have a big nose, the make up has to have a big nose.
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We really are following through on our promise to make St. Petersburg a seamless community,
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We have something never seen before, ... Two blocks of art as a village with condominiums on top.
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You are laughing at our police officers but I'm proud of them,
We'll have forums and debates, ... There's not been any ducking.
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I grew up in Indianapolis, going to the 500, and I love it. Having this race here is like heaven for me.