When I was a kid I always wanted to be a mad scientist. I don't know... a regular scientist just was no one.
Tim BurtonThat's why I like old monster movie actors, because they transform into different characters or creatures.
Tim BurtonAnybody who knows me knows I would never read a comic book. And I certainly would never read anything written by Kevin Smith.
Tim BurtonI've always liked monster movies and I've always been fascinated by - again, growing up in a culture where death was looked upon as a dark subject and living so close to Mexico where you see the Day of the Dead with the skeletons and it's all humor and music and dancing and a celebration of life in a way. That always felt more of a positive approach to things. I think I always responded to that more than this dark, unspoken cloud in the environment I grew up in.
Tim Burton