There's something about taking a classic movie that people love and doing another version of that, you're setting yourself up for a mistake.
Tim BurtonPeople told me I couldn't kill Nicholson, so I cast him in two roles and killed him off twice.
Tim BurtonNobody 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 BurtonIf you want people to leave you alone then appearing to be crazy is a good thing. If you're walking down the street talking to yourself people tend to give you a wide berth! But I've always been blessed with being easily ignored or avoided. I think maybe it's because people think I look a little crazy.
Tim Burton