Nobody had his [Ed Wood's] style. That's something I try to do in my films. You have your own kind of cryptic… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
There's something about taking a classic movie that people love and doing another version of that, you're setting yourself up for a… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
I feel any time you enter a dream world it's like you're working out things, it's all inside your mind and you're… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
If you ever had a pet, with me it was a dog, with that sort of unconditional love that only dogs can… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
When you don’t have many friends and you don’t have a social life you’re kind of left looking at things, not doing… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
I get so tired of people saying, 'Oh, you only make fantasy films and this and that', and I'm like, 'Well no,… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
Most people say about graveyards: "Oh, it's just a bunch of dead people. It's creepy." But for me, there's an energy to… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
When it comes to art and science, people don't like a lot of either. Instead of being open to it, they're closed… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
It's really nice to work with people who understand and really love the artistry of building sets, it's great. — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
I've always been misrepresented. You know, I could dress in a clown costume and laugh with the happy people but they'd still… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
If you want people to leave you alone then appearing to be crazy is a good thing. If you're walking down the… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
People say I am stuck in childhood, but it's not that. I remember seeing a Matisse retrospective, and you could see he… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
It was a weird reaction to 'Batman Returns,' because half the people thought it was lighter than the first one, and half… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
Technology is technology and then art form and people's creativity is another thing. Anything that helps an artist do anything - great!… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
It's people who you've seen that have given you a lot. In some ways, I felt they helped me psychologically because you… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
People told me I couldn't kill Nicholson, so I cast him in two roles and killed him off twice. — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
What I feel that "Alice in Wonderland" did for me and other people in exploring your dream state, and using fantasy in… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
I've found that the people who play villains are the nicest people in the world and people who play heroes are jerks. — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
People always think I get really good reviews, but I don't. That's why I don't go on the Internet much - because… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
The problem with film is you never know when you're going to be able to make a film so you can't have… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
I always wonder why some people see things as weird and some people don't. — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
Maybe it's just in America, but it seems that if you're passionate about something, it freaks people out. You're considered bizarre or… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
I grew up watching monster movies and horror movies, which I felt were like fairy tales and I think this always spoke to me.… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
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… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
Minister: Welcome, brother! Do you reject Satan and all his works? Bunny Breckinridge: Sure. — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
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;… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
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… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
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… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
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… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
One of the things I loved about the musical was that you listened to the soundtrack and it told you the story. — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
I never really got nightmares from movies. In fact, I recall my father saying when I was three years old that I would be… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
Things that I grew up with stay with me. You start a certain way, and then you spend your whole life trying to find… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image