Tim Burton Quotes About Film

Quotes about: Film

• 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

  Tired, Reality, People

• I grew up watching monster movies and horror movies, which I felt were like fairy tales and I think this always spoke to me. Something about that is symbolism - the beauty and the magic which helps me work with film and start making modern fairy tales.

  Tim Burton

  Thinking, Symbolism, Magic

  Source: english.eastday.com

• 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

  Thinking, Names, Impact

  "OSCARS Q&A: Tim Burton". Interview with Anthony D’Alessandro, deadline.com. February 17, 2013.

• 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

  Thinking, Film, Trouble

• Nobody had his [Ed Wood's] style. That's something I try to do in my films. You have your own kind of cryptic messages in there - cryptic things that most people wouldn't understand but are important to you. Things that kind of keep you going through the process.

  Tim Burton

  People, Style, Important

• The great thing about visual horror films is there's real potential for strong, beautiful imagery. It's the one genre that really lends itself to creating strong images. And I've always loved that idea of windmills - your mind aimlessly spinning.

  Tim Burton

  Beautiful, Strong, Real

  "Tim Burton - part four". Guardian interview, www.theguardian.com. January 5, 2000.

• The problem with film is you never know when you're going to be able to make a film so you can't have people waiting around for you. Sometimes it's fun to work with the same people and work with new people and mix it up.

  Tim Burton

  Fun, Waiting Around, People

  Interview with Mark Kermode, www.theguardian.com. January 5, 2000.

• I had never really done something that was more of a horror film, and its funny, because those are the kind of movies that I like probably more than any other genre. The script had images in it that I liked.

  Tim Burton

  Done, Scripts, Kind

  Tim Burton (2008). “Burton on Burton”, p.255, Faber & Faber

• 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

  Drawing, Interesting, Way

• That's what I always loved about [Federico] Fellini's films: You see the weird joy of the weird filmmaking family and the abstract craziness that goes along with it, and there's something about it that's quite beautiful.

  Tim Burton

  Beautiful, Joy, Film

  "Interview: Tim Burton Talks Big Eyes, Margaret Keane, and More". Interview with Elise Nakhnikian, www.slantmagazine.com. December 19, 2014.

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