Tim Burton Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“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. I was much more terrified by my own family and real life, you know?”

“I think a lot of kids feel alone and slightly isolated and in their own world.”

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

“When I was growing up, Dr. Seuss was really my favorite. There was something about the lyrical nature and the simplicity of his work that really hit me.”

“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.”

“I always liked strange characters.”

“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.”

“I wouldn't know a good script if it bit me in the face.”

“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.”

“I am not a dark person and I don't consider myself dark.”