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Tim Burton is an American director, producer, artist, and writer, widely recognized for his darkly imaginative films. His unique visual style blends gothic elements with quirky humor and fantastical themes. He is known for movies such as “Edward Scissorhands,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” and “Beetlejuice.” Here are 69 of his quotes:

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)

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.

Tim Burton

I think of Ray Harryhausen's work - I knew his name before I knew any actor or director's names. His films had an impact on me very early on, probably even more than Disney. I think that's what made me interested in animation: His work.

Tim Burton

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.

Tim Burton

I started to do stop-motion when I was a kid. You take a Super 8 and make some models, and move, click, move, click. All that. I love all forms of animation, but there is something unique and special to stop-motion: it's more real and the set is lit like a set. But I think it's also a kind of lonely and dark thing to want to do.

Tim Burton

Anybody who knows me knows I would never read a comic book.

Tim Burton

My parents suffered from that ideal of a perfect nuclear family. They found that a difficult pressure, I think.

Tim Burton

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

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 bit.

Tim Burton

I did some sports. It was a bit frustrating. I wasn't the greatest sports person.

Tim Burton

Jack Nicholson is a textbook actor who's very intuitive. He is absolutely brilliant at going as far as you can go, always pushing to the edge, but still making it seem real. (Tim Burton)

It's hard to find logic in things sometimes. That's why I can't analyze things too much, because it often doesn't make much sense.

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; Intellectually, I don't think like that because I get uncomfortable.

Tim Burton

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

I get so tired of people saying, 'Oh, you only make fantasy films and this and that', and I'm like, 'Well no, fantasy is reality', that's what Lewis Carroll showed in his work.

Tim Burton

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

There's something quite exciting when you have a history with somebody and you see them do new and different things.

Tim Burton

I don't know what it was, maybe the movie theaters in my immediate surrounding neighbourhood in Burbank, but I never saw what would be considered A movies.

Tim Burton

I am not a big technology person. I don't go on the Internet really much at all. Drawing is like a zen thing; it's private, which in this day and age is harder to come by.

Tim Burton

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Occupation: American Director
Born: August 25, 1958
Quotes count: 69

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