I had admired Richard Burton for years and years before I had ever worked with him. He was a great, great actor. It was a joy to get to know him as a person.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Richard Burton is one of my heroes.
I absolutely loved working with Tim Burton because he is just a creative, outside of the box thinker. How he does things is fantastic. It is different - weird different - and he does things that are groundbreaking. They are courageous to do and once you do them you are like, 'Wow! That really does work!'
Richard Burton is my number one idol. One, because we come from very similar backgrounds and two, because of his fantastic talent.
For me, one of my favorites, director-wise, is Tim Burton. I also really admire the work of actors like Sean Penn. He is probably my favorite actor because of his dedication and commitment to roles, and the ability to morph and change himself when he needs to. It's about dedication and commitment and a passion.
I'm an enormous Tim Burton fan.
These last few years, working with Tim Burton, it's been the best time I've ever had.
I always thought that Bill Murray was one of the great actors that I've worked with. And I've worked with all kinds of people who are known primarily for their dramatic work.
I've worked with Tim Burton five times, and it's just like being part of a family; life doesn't get much better than that.
Tim Burton... as an actor you wait and wish and hope and pray you'll work with him.
The person I've always wanted to interview but never met was Richard Burton.