American - Director | August 25, 1958 -
I've always been more comfortable making my decisions from the subconscious level, or more emotionally, because I find it is more truthful to me; Intellectually, I don't think like that because I get uncomfortable.
Tim Burton
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It was a weird reaction to 'Batman Returns,' because half the people thought it was lighter than the first one, and half the people thought it was darker. I think the studio just thought it was too weird - they wanted to go with something more child- or family-friendly. In other words, they didn't want me to do another one.
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To be honest, whatever troubles I've had, I've also gotten the opportunities to do things.
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I wouldn't know a good script if it bit me in the face.
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I used to have a phone machine that you turn 'on' and 'off,' which was great. Now, it's so technological that it's like going down the rabbit hole.
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I never really got nightmares from movies. In fact, I recall my father saying when I was three years old that I would be scared, but I never was.
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When I was growing up, Dr. Seuss was really my favorite. There was something about the lyrical nature and the simplicity of his work that really hit me.
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There's something quite exciting when you have a history with somebody and you see them do new and different things.
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It's like getting into film - I didn't say early on, 'I'm going to become a filmmaker,' 'I'm going to show my work at MoMA.' When you start to think those things, you're in trouble.
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There's something about seeing this little inanimate object coming to life that's just very exciting. That's why with 'Nightmare' I held out for so long to do it.
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I am not a dark person and I don't consider myself dark.
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Anybody who knows me knows I would never read a comic book.
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