Top 10: Tim Burton
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Tim is one of those people who make the world a little more special just by being part of it. He’s a true visionary whose creativeness knows no limit. There really are no proper words for how much respect I hold for him.
I love all of his films, but my favourites are Ed Wood, Edward Scissorhands, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Sleepy Hollow, Big Fish, Corpse Bride, The Nightmare Before Christmas (producer, story and characters), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Vincent. They’re all visually stunning, heartfelt, alluring, inventive and unique. I’m also eagerly waiting for Alice in Wonderland and Dark Shadows. In addition, I’m a huge fan of Tim’s illustrations and other artwork.
I also adore Tim’s wonderfully morbid and ironic sense of humour that always shines through in his work and interviews alike. I could listen to him talking about his fascinating ideas and visions forever, never getting tired of hearing what he has to say. He’s such a delightful yet thoughtful goofball who makes my life a little brighter with his magical films.
Above all, Tim’s ability to recognize and then whole-heartedly immerse himself in extraordinary movies has made him the rarest of film directors.
Johnny Depp says it the best in the foreword of the book Burton on Burton: “He is, to me, a true genius and I wouldn’t use that word with too many people, believe me. You can’t label what he does. It’s not magic, because that would imply some sort of trickery. It’s not just skill, because that seems like it’s learned. What he has is a very special gift that we don’t see every day. It’s not enough to call him a film-maker. The rare title of ‘genius’ is a better fit — in not just film, but drawings, photographs, thought, insight and ideas.”