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“Working on 'Nightmare Before Christmas,' I had endless arguments, like…” quote by Tim Burton — Download Open image

“Working on 'Nightmare Before Christmas,' I had endless arguments, like the studio saying, 'You can't have a main character that's got no eyeballs!' 'How is anybody going to feel for somebody with just eyesockets?' You know? So, it's those kind of things that really wear you down.”

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