I've always been misrepresented. You know, I could dress in a clown costume and laugh with the happy people but they'd still say I'm a dark personality. Tim Burton clowncostumedark Change image and share on social
When it comes to art and science, people don't like a lot of either. Instead of being open to it, they're closed off about it. Tim Burton artcloselot Change image and share on social
People told me I couldn't kill Nicholson, so I cast him in two roles and killed him off twice. Tim Burton castkillnicholson Change image and share on social
In Hollywood, they think drawn animation doesn't work anymore, computers are the way. They forget that the reason computers are the way is that Pixar makes good movies. So everybody tries to copy Pixar. They're relying too much on the technology and not enough on the artists. Tim Burton animationanymoreartist share on social
I have a problem when people say something's real or not real, or normal or abnormal. The meaning of those words for me is very personal and subjective. I've always been confused and never had a clearcut understanding of the meaning of those kinds of words. Tim Burton abnormalclearcutconfuse share on social
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. Tim Burton comeexcithold Change image and share on social
People say I am stuck in childhood, but it's not that. I remember seeing a Matisse retrospective, and you could see he started out one way, and then he tried something different, and then he seemed to spend his whole life trying to get back to the first thing. Tim Burton backchildhoodlife share on social
You don't know whether chimps are going to kill you or kiss you. They're very open on some levels and much more evil in a certain way. Tim Burton chimpevilkill Change image and share on social
A lot of things you see as a child remain with you... you spend a lot of your life trying to recapture the experience. Tim Burton childexperiencelife Change image and share on social
I remember early in my career with Disney, which was a very strange time in the company - there were a couple of executives who were very supportive of me and kind of let me do my own thing. Tim Burton careercompanycouple Change image and share on social
