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title: "2 Exploring Quotes By Tim Burton"
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> [For me, fantasy has always been a means of exploring reality: it explores the fact that your internal life, your dreams and the weird images and the things that come to you are things that are actually important tools for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-burton/for-me-fantasy-has-always-been-a-means-of-exploring-reality-it/)

[Tim Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-burton/)

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> [What I feel that "Alice in Wonderland" did for me and other people in exploring your dream state, and using fantasy in your dream state to deal with real issues and problems in your life. People like to separate those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-burton/what-i-feel-that-alice-in-wonderland-did-for-me-and-other-people-in/)

[Tim Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-burton/)

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## More by Tim Burton

> [I grew up watching monster movies and horror movies, which I felt were like fairy tales and I think this always spoke to me.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-burton/i-grew-up-watching-monster-movies-and-horror-movies-which-i-felt-were/)

[Tim Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-burton/)

> [I find that the most special thing to me is if you've connected to people in some way: If someone comes up to you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-burton/i-find-that-the-most-special-thing-to-me-is-if-you-ve-connected-to/)

[Tim Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-burton/)

> [Minister: Welcome, brother! Do you reject Satan and all his works? Bunny Breckinridge: Sure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-burton/minister-welcome-brother-do-you-reject-satan-and-all-his-works-bunny/)

[Tim Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-burton/)

> [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;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-burton/i-ve-always-been-more-comfortable-making-my-decisions-from-the/)

[Tim Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-burton/)

> [I don't really dream, I space out during the day - that's one of my problems wonder off when someone's talking to me. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-burton/i-don-t-really-dream-i-space-out-during-the-day-that-s-one-of-my/)

[Tim Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-burton/)

> [I'm not a big fan of spiders, rats, especially if they're like - I got up one morning on a holiday recently, and there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-burton/i-m-not-a-big-fan-of-spiders-rats-especially-if-they-re-like-i-got-up/)

[Tim Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-burton/)

> [I don't look at my films or my old drawings much, so that was an interesting way to kind of reconnect with myself a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-burton/i-don-t-look-at-my-films-or-my-old-drawings-much-so-that-was-an/)

[Tim Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-burton/)

> [Some people get therapy, some people get to make movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-burton/some-people-get-therapy-some-people-get-to-make-movies/)

[Tim Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-burton/)

> [My name is Jimmy, but my friends just call me the hideous penguin boy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-burton/my-name-is-jimmy-but-my-friends-just-call-me-the-hideous-penguin-boy/)

[Tim Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-burton/)

> [One of the things I loved about the musical was that you listened to the soundtrack and it told you the story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-burton/one-of-the-things-i-loved-about-the-musical-was-that-you-listened-to/)

[Tim Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-burton/)

> [I never really got nightmares from movies. In fact, I recall my father saying when I was three years old that I would be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-burton/i-never-really-got-nightmares-from-movies-in-fact-i-recall-my-father/)

[Tim Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-burton/)

> [Things that I grew up with stay with me. You start a certain way, and then you spend your whole life trying to find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-burton/things-that-i-grew-up-with-stay-with-me-you-start-a-certain-way-and/)

[Tim Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-burton/)

> [But she knows she has a curse on her, a curse she cannot win. For if someone gets too close to her, the pins…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-burton/but-she-knows-she-has-a-curse-on-her-a-curse-she-cannot-win-for-if/)

[Tim Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-burton/)

> [When I was growing up, Dr. Seuss was really my favorite. There was something about the lyrical nature and the simplicity of his work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-burton/when-i-was-growing-up-dr-seuss-was-really-my-favorite-there-was/)

[Tim Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-burton/)

> [When I went to Warner Bros., there was a woman named Bonnie Lee who was an executive who helped me to get to 'Pee-wee's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-burton/when-i-went-to-warner-bros-there-was-a-woman-named-bonnie-lee-who-was/)

[Tim Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-burton/)

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