Tim Burton Quotes

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 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.

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

You don’t know whether chimps are going to kill you or kiss you. They’re very open on some levels and much more evil in a certain way.

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

I wouldn’t know a good script if it bit me in the face.

It’s good as an artist to always remember to see things in a new, weird way.

I’ve always been misrepresented. You know, I could dress in a clown costume and laugh with the happy people but they’d still say I’m a dark personality.

I always liked strange characters.