I think a lot of kids feel alone and slightly isolated and in their own world.
From Tim Burton
Movies are like an expensive form of therapy for me.
It's good as an artist to always remember to see things in a new, weird way.
I remember early in my career with Disney, which was a very strange time in the company - there were a couple of executives who were very supportive of me and kind of let me do my own thing.
Anybody who knows me knows I would never read a comic book.
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.
It's hard to find logic in things sometimes. That's why I can't analyze things too much, because it often doesn't make much sense.
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.
When it comes to art and science, people don't like a lot of either. Instead of being open to it, they're closed off about it.
Working on 'Nightmare Before Christmas,' I had endless arguments, like the studio saying, 'You can't have a main character that's got no eyeballs!' 'How is anybody going to feel for somebody with just eyesockets?' You know? So, it's those kind of things that really wear you down.
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