Tim Burton Net Worth

Tim Burton's Quotes

• You don't know whether chimps are going to kill you or kiss you. They're very open on some levels and much more evil in a certain way.
• [commenting on the demolition of the Landmark casino in Las Vegas for the film Mars Attacks! (1996)] "It was like watching something die."
• [genres] "I had never really done something that was more of a horror film, and it's funny, because those are the kind of movies that I like probably more than any other genre. The script had images in it that I liked ."
• [memories] "I remember when I was younger, I had these two windows in my room, nice windows that looked out onto the lawn, and for some reason my parents walled them up and gave me this little slit window that I had to climb up on a desk to see out of. To this day I never asked them why; I should ask them."
• Anybody who knows me knows I would never read a comic book. And I certainly would never read anything written by Kevin Smith.

Interesting Facts about Tim Burton

1. At the end of Beetle Juice (1988), Beetlejuice metamorphoses into a bizarre creature with a merry-go-round on his head. On the top of this merry-go-round is a smiling skull which became Jack Skellington in The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). The latter movie had been a pet project of Burton's since his days as an animator at Disney.
2. He has an interest in clowns, and his films will often include them or make reference to them.
3. Credits his former fiancée, Lisa Marie, as his muse. She is often in his projects (Ed Wood (1994), Mars Attacks! (1996), Sleepy Hollow (1999), The World of Stainboy (2000), Planet of the Apes (2001)) or is paid homage in them (she was the inspiration for The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)'s Sally).
4. Engaged to Lisa Marie from 1992-2001.
5. Used the song "It's Not Unusual", performed by Tom Jones, in Edward Scissorhands (1990) and then in Mars Attacks! (1996).
6. Lives in Ojai (California) and New York.
7. Is a "Bollywood" fan.
8. Nearly everywhere he goes, he carries a pocket-size sketchbook and a small watercolor kit.
9. Usually dresses in black, because he doesn't like spending too much time matching colors.
10. Younger brother Daniel Burton is also an artist.
11. Was voted the 49th Greatest Director of all time by Entertainment Weekly, being the youngest director on this list of 50.
12. He was hired as the director of the failed Superman (1997) movie.
13. Among his cinematic influences are Mario Bava, Vincent Price, Roger Corman and Barbara Steele whom he homaged in Sleepy Hollow (1999).
14. Is a big fan of "nudie" director Russ Meyer.
15. He once said he never remembers his dreams, apart from five recurring dreams, one of them involving the girl he was in love with when he was a teenager and another involving his parents' bedroom.
16. Played water polo and swam for Burbank High School in California.
17. Has made eight films with Johnny Depp: Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994), Sleepy Hollow (1999), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Alice in Wonderland (2010), and Dark Shadows (2012).
18. Ranked #6 on Tropopkin's Top 25 Most Intriguing People [Issue #100].
19. Is a big fan of Italian director Mario Bava. He once said he would like to remake Bava's classic La maschera del demonio (1960) with his former partner Lisa Marie. He also appeared in two documentaries about Bava.
20. Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 50th Cannes International Film Festival in 1997.