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It's not just how they feel about it, but what it feels like to wear. It's not a comfortable process to go through, on a daily basis, and actors will often complain about how I torture them and stuff. I don't want to torture them - though in some cases I do [laughs] - but I also want to know if they're just being a baby or if they're being realistic about it. So I'll try it on to see which is the most uncomfortable, or what might become annoying after a number of days. So at least I know what it's like on the other side, so I can sympathise with them, or tell them they're full of crap, or whatever. Because I've worn it, and I know it's not that bad.

Rick Baker

I do quite like hairy things. That probably came out of my growing up in front of the television as a kid in the 50s. I saw a lot of the classic Universal films, and was really attracted to the Wolf Man - I thought that was such a cool idea. And, you know, Mr Hyde. So many things I like had hair on. So I started making hairy things and never stopped, you know?

Rick Baker

When you have a good actor, in a good makeup, and he's been sitting in the makeup chair looking at himself in the mirror, seeing himself become something else, and then he walks onto a set and he knows where he is, he knows what he looks like, he gives a performance that he's never going to give on a motion-capture stage.

Rick Baker

Rick Baker

Rick Baker

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Born: December 8, 1950 (age 74)

Bio: Richard A. "Rick" Baker is an American special make-up effects creator, make-up artist, and special effects supervisor, mostly known for his creature effects; he was also a creature designer.

Known for:

The Wolfman (2010)
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Men in Black 3 (2012)
Men in Black II (2002)
King Kong (2005)

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