Tim Burton
Gothic fantasist of Edward Scissorhands, Burton's oddities conveyed quotable outsider melancholy.
Most quoted
"I like to create movies that are a little bit unsettling, a little bit beautiful, a little bit thought-provoking."
— from Interview
"I think imagination is the most important thing. It's what allows us to create new worlds and new possibilities."
— from Interview
"I think the best way to tell a story is to find the universal themes, the things that resonate with everyone."
— from Interview
All quotes by Tim Burton (101)
The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.
Weird is good; normal is overrated.
Stories are how we make sense of the chaos.
I believe in the power of the odd.
Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.
Dreams are the touchstones of our character.
Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
I'm not afraid of death; I'm afraid of not living.
Creativity takes courage.
In every work of art, there's a little bit of the artist's soul.
Jokes are the truth wrapped in a smile.
The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today.
I thrive on the weird and wonderful.
Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.
Filmmaking is like painting with light and shadow.
Wit is the salt of conversation.
The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but so is ugliness.
Contemporaries of Tim Burton
Other Film & Theaters born within 50 years of Tim Burton (1958).